ArticleBJR open2020
Plan quality assessment of modern radiotherapy delivery techniques in left-sided breast cancer: an analysis stratified by target delineation guidelines.
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- Cardiac markers in left-sided breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant radiotherapy: a prospective study.Cardio-oncology (London, England) · 2024Article
- Application research on reducing radiation-induced lung injury with a trigger operator based on overlap volume histogram (OVH) in breast cancer postoperative radiotherapy.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Systematic quantitative evaluation of Plan-IQ for intensity-modulated radiation therapy after modified radical mastectomy.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Variation of heart and lung radiation doses according to setup uncertainty in left breast cancer.Radiation oncology (London, England) · 2021Article
- Dose-Gradient Function-Guided Reduction of Radiation-Induced Heart Injury in Left-Sided Breast Cancer Treated With Helical Tomotherapy After Mastectomy.Technology in cancer research & treatmentArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThis study compares planning techniques stratified by consensus delineation guidelines in patients undergoing whole-breast radiotherapy based on an objective plan quality assessment scale.
methods10 patients with left-sided breast cancer were randomly selected, and target delineation for intact breast was performed using Tangent (RTOG 0413), ESTRO, and RTOG guidelines. Consensus Plan Quality Metric (PQM) scoring was defined and communicated to the physicist before commencing treatment planning. Field-in-field IMRT (FiF), inverse IMRT (IMRT) and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) plans were created for each delineation. Statistical analyses utilised a two-way repeated measures analysis of variance, after applying a Bonferroni correction.
resultsTotal PQM score of plans for Tangent and ESTRO were comparable for FiF and IMRT techniques (FiF
conclusionsTotal PQM scores were equivalent for FiF and IMRT for both Tangent and ESTRO delineations, whereas IMRT was best suited for RTOG delineation. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: FiF and IMRT planning techniques are best suited for ESTRO or Tangent delineations. IMRT also yields better results with RTOG delineation.
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