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ArticlePhysics and imaging in radiation oncology2023

A strategy to reduce fraction number in peripheral lung stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy.

Serena O'Keeffe, Martin J Higgins, Cathy Fleming, John Armstrong, Pierre Thirion, Brendan McClean, Luis León Vintró

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Article in Physics and imaging in radiation oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Serena O'KeeffeDepartment of Physics, St. Luke's Radiation Oncology Network, St. Luke's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Martin J HigginsSt Luke's Institute of Cancer Research, Dublin, Ireland.
Cathy FlemingDepartment of Physics, St. Luke's Radiation Oncology Network, St. Luke's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
John ArmstrongSt Luke's Institute of Cancer Research, Dublin, Ireland.
Pierre ThirionSt Luke's Institute of Cancer Research, Dublin, Ireland.
Brendan McCleanDepartment of Physics, St. Luke's Radiation Oncology Network, St. Luke's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Luis León VintróUCD School of Physics, University College Dublin, Ireland.

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Background and purpose: Hypo-fractionated lung Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy (SABR) has often been avoided when tumours are close to the chest wall. Our strategic objective was the reduction of fraction number, while maintaining target biological effective dose coverage without increasing chest wall toxicity (CWT) predictors. Materials and methods: Twenty previously treated lung SABR patients were stratified into four cohorts according to distance from PTV to the chest wall, <1 cm, <0.5 cm, overlapping up to 0.5 cm and 1.0 cm. For each patient, four plans were created; a chest wall optimised plan for 54 Gy in 3 fractions, the clinical plan re-prescribed for 55 Gy in 5, 48 Gy in 3 and 45 Gy in 3 fractions. Results: For a PTV distance of 0.5-0.0 cm, a reduction of the median (range) D Conclusion: When PTVs are within 0.5 cm of chest wall, lung SABR dose heterogeneity can be used to reduce fraction number without increasing CWT predictors.

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Chest wall toxicity predictorsDeliberate SABR plan dose heterogeneityReduce fractionationSABR Risk management strategy

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PMID37007915
PMCPMC10060739

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