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ArticlePhysics and imaging in radiation oncology2021

Normal tissue complication probability models for prospectively scored late rectal and urinary morbidity after proton therapy of prostate cancer.

Jesper Pedersen, Xiaoying Liang, Curtis Bryant, Nancy Mendenhall, Zuofeng Li, Ludvig P Muren

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Jesper PedersenDanish Centre for Particle Therapy, Aarhus University Hospital/Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Xiaoying LiangUniversity of Florida Health Proton Therapy Institute, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Curtis BryantUniversity of Florida Health Proton Therapy Institute, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Nancy MendenhallUniversity of Florida Health Proton Therapy Institute, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Zuofeng LiUniversity of Florida Health Proton Therapy Institute, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Ludvig P MurenDanish Centre for Particle Therapy, Aarhus University Hospital/Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.

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background and purposePhotons and protons have fundamentally different properties, i.e. protons have a reduced dose bath but a higher relative biological effectiveness. Photon-based normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) models may therefore not immediately be applicable to proton therapy (PT). The aim was to derive parameters of the Lyman-Kutcher-Burman (LKB) NTCP model using prospectively recorded late morbidity data from PT, focusing on rectal morbidity and prostate cancer. MATERIALS AND

methodsProspectively collected data were available for 1151 prostate cancer patients treated with passive scattering PT and prescribed target doses of 78-82 Gy (RBE = 1.1) in 2 Gy fractions. Morbidity data (CTCAE v3.0) consisted of two alternative late grade 2 rectal bleeding endpoints: Medical Grade2A (GR2A) and procedural Grade2B (GR2B), as well as late grade 3 + urinary morbidity. GR2A + 2B were observed in 156/1047 patients (15%), GR2B in 45/1047 patients (4%), and urinary grade 3 + in 51/1151 patients (4%). LKB NTCP model parameters (D50,

resultsFor the rectum/rectal wall the volume parameter

conclusionPT specific LKB NTCP model parameters were derived from a population of more than 1000 patients. The D50 parameter differed for all structures and endpoints and deviated from typical photon-based LKB model values.

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Biological modellingProstateProton therapy

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