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Trial reportStrahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al]2019

A density assignment method for dose monitoring in head-and-neck radiotherapy.

A Barateau, N Perichon, J Castelli, U Schick, O Henry, E Chajon, A Simon, C Lafond, R De Crevoisier

Abstract readClinical Trial, Phase III
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Trial report in Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al], 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Dose difference between anisotropic analytical algorithm (AAA) and Acuros XB (AXB) caused by target's air content for volumetric modulated arc therapy of head and neck cancer.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

A BarateauUniv Rennes, CLCC Eugène Marquis, INSERM, LTSI - UMR 1099, F-35000, Rennes, France. anais.barateau@gmail.com.
N PerichonUniv Rennes, CLCC Eugène Marquis, INSERM, LTSI - UMR 1099, F-35000, Rennes, France.
J CastelliUniv Rennes, CLCC Eugène Marquis, INSERM, LTSI - UMR 1099, F-35000, Rennes, France.
U SchickRadiotherapy Department, CHU Brest, 29000, Brest, France.
O HenryUniv Rennes, CLCC Eugène Marquis, INSERM, LTSI - UMR 1099, F-35000, Rennes, France.
E ChajonUniv Rennes, CLCC Eugène Marquis, INSERM, LTSI - UMR 1099, F-35000, Rennes, France.
A SimonUniv Rennes, CLCC Eugène Marquis, INSERM, LTSI - UMR 1099, F-35000, Rennes, France.
C LafondUniv Rennes, CLCC Eugène Marquis, INSERM, LTSI - UMR 1099, F-35000, Rennes, France.
R De CrevoisierUniv Rennes, CLCC Eugène Marquis, INSERM, LTSI - UMR 1099, F-35000, Rennes, France.
Centre Eugène Marquis · FRInserm · FRLaboratoire Traitement du Signal et de l'Image · FRCentre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeDuring head-and-neck (H&N) radiotherapy, the parotid glands (PGs) may be overdosed; thus, a tool is required to monitor the delivered dose. This study aimed to assess the dose accuracy of a patient-specific density assignment method (DAM) for dose calculation to monitor the dose to PGs during treatment. PATIENTS AND

methodsForty patients with H&N cancer received an intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), among whom 15 had weekly CTs. Dose distributions were calculated either on the CTs (CT

resultsThe mean (maximum) inter-patient DAM dose uncertainties for the PGs (in cGy) were 23 (75) using 1C-CTs and 12 (50) using 3C-CTs (p ≤ 0.001). For the spinal cord, these uncertainties were 118 (245) and 15 (67; p ≤ 0.001). The mean (maximum) DAM dose uncertainty between cumulated doses calculated on CTs and 3C-CTs was 7 cGy (45 cGy) for the PGs. Considering the difference between the planned and cumulated doses, 53% of the ipsilateral and 80% of the contralateral PGs were overdosed by +3.6 Gy (up to 8.2 Gy) and +1.9 Gy (up to 5.2 Gy), respectively.

conclusionThe uncertainty of the three-class DAM appears to be clinically non-significant (<0.5 Gy) compared with the PG overdose (up to 8.2 Gy). This DAM could therefore be used to monitor PG doses and trigger replanning.

Indexed as

Radiotherapy DosageAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingOropharyngeal NeoplasmsParotid GlandRadiometryRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedRetrospective StudiesTomography, X-Ray ComputedUncertaintyDensity assignmentDose calculationDose-guided radiotherapyHead-and-neck cancerParotid gland monitoring

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PMID30302507
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