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ArticleMolecular and clinical oncology2021

New field-in-field with two reference points method for whole breast radiotherapy: Dosimetric analysis and radiation-induced skin toxicities assessment.

Nouha Tekiki, Masahiro Kuroda, Hinata Ishizaka, Abdullah Khasawneh, Majd Barham, Kentaro Hamada, Kohei Konishi, Kohei Sugimoto, Kuniaki Katsui, Soichi Sugiyama and 7 more

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Article in Molecular and clinical oncology, 2021. 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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17 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Nouha TekikiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Masahiro KurodaDepartment of Radiological Technology, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Hinata IshizakaDepartment of Radiological Technology, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Abdullah KhasawnehDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Majd BarhamDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Kentaro HamadaDepartment of Radiological Technology, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Kohei KonishiDepartment of Radiological Technology, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Kohei SugimotoDepartment of Radiological Technology, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Kuniaki KatsuiDepartment of Proton Beam Therapy, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Soichi SugiyamaDepartment of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Kenta WatanabeDepartment of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Kotaro YoshioDepartment of Radiology, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Norihisa KatayamaDepartment of Radiology, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital, Takamatsu, Kagawa 760-8557, Japan.
Takeshi OgataDepartment of Radiology, Iwakuni Clinical Center, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi 740-8510, Japan.
Hiroki IharaDepartment of Radiology, Tsuyama Chuo Hospital, Okayama 708-0841, Japan.
Susumu KanazawaDepartment of Radiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Junichi AsaumiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Okayama University · JPOkayama University Hospital · JPIwakuni Medical Center · JPKagawa Prefectural Central Hospital · JPTsuyama Chuo Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The usefulness of the field-in-field with two reference points (FIF w/ 2RP) method, in which the dose reference points are set simultaneously at two positions in the irradiation field and the high-dose range is completely eliminated, was examined in the present study with the aim of decreasing acute skin toxicity in adjuvant breast radiotherapy (RT). A total of 573 patients with breast cancer who underwent postoperative whole breast RT were classified into 178 cases with wedge (W) method, 142 cases with field-in-field without 2 reference points (FIF w/o 2RP) method and 253 cases with FIF w/ 2RP method. Using the FIF w/ 2RP method, the high-dose range was the lowest among the three irradiation methods. The planning target volume (PTV) V105% and the breast PTV for evaluation (BPe) V105% decreased to 0.09 and 0.10%, respectively. The FIF w/ 2RP method vs. the FIF w/o 2RP method had a strong association (η) with PTV V105% (η=0.79; P<0.001) and BPe V105% (η=0.76; P<0.001). The FIF w/ 2RP method had a significant impact on lowering the skin toxicity grade in weeks 3 and 4, and increasing the occurrence of skin toxicity grade 0. The FIF w/ 2RP method vs. the W method had a moderate association with skin toxicity grade at week 3 (η=0.49; P<0.001). Using the FIF w/ 2RP method, the high-dose range V105% of the target decreased to 0%, and skin adverse events were decreased in conjunction. For patients with early-stage breast cancer, particularly patients with relatively small-sized breasts, the FIF w/ 2RP method may be an optimal irradiation method.

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acute skin toxicitybreast cancerdose distributiondose reference pointfield-in-field radiotherapyhigh-dose area

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