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ArticleJournal of applied clinical medical physics2024

Single isocenter versus dual isocenter treatment using flattening filter-free and jaw-tracking volumetrically modulated arc therapy for boot-shaped lung cancer: Evaluation of dosimetric and feasibility.

Lei Zhang, Hang Cheng, Fenglei Du, Kainan Shao, Shiming Zheng, Yiwei Yang, Guoping Shan

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Article in Journal of applied clinical medical physics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Lei ZhangDepartment of Radiation Physics, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Hang ChengRadiotherapy Technology Department, Yuyao People's Hospital of Zhejiang Province, NingBo, Zhejiang, China.
Fenglei DuDepartment of Radiation Physics, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Kainan ShaoDepartment of Radiation Physics, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Shiming ZhengDepartment of Radiation Physics, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Yiwei YangDepartment of Radiation Physics, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Guoping ShanDepartment of Radiation Physics, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Hangzhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNYuxian People's Hospital · CNZhejiang Cancer Hospital · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CN

Funding

Medical Health Science and Technology Project of Zhejiang Provincial Health Commission 2021PY040Zhejiang Key R&D Program 2019C03003
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo determine whether a dual-isocenter volumetrically modulated arc therapy (VMAT) technique results in lower normal pulmonary dosage compared to a traditional single isocenter technique for boot-shaped lung cancer.

methodsA cohort of 15 patients with advanced peripheral or central lung cancer who had metastases in the mediastinum and supraclavicular lymph nodes was randomly selected for this retrospective study. VMAT plans were generated for each patient using two different beam alignment techniques with the 6-MV flattening filter-free (FFF) photon beam: single-isocenter jaw-tracking VMAT based on the Varian TrueBeam linear accelerator (S-TV), and dual-isocenter VMAT based on both TrueBeam (D-TV) and Halcyon linear accelerator (D-HV). For all 45 treatment plans, planning target volume (PTV) dose coverage, conformity/homogeneity index (CI/HI), mean heart dose (MHD), mean lung dose (MLD) and the total lung tissue receiving 5, 20, 30 Gy (V

resultsThe quality of the objectives of the three plans was comparable to each other. In comparison with S-TV, D-TV and D-HV improved the CI and HI of the PTV (p < 0.05). The MLD was 13.84 ± 1.44 Gy (mean ± SD) for D-TV, 14.22 ± 1.30 Gy and 14.16 ± 1.42 Gy for S-TV and D-HV, respectively. Lungs-V

conclusionsTaking into account the dosimetric results and published clinical data on radiation-induced pulmonary injury, dual-isocenter jaw-tracking VMAT may be the optimal choice for treating boot-shaped lung cancer.

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Feasibility StudiesLung NeoplasmsOrgans at RiskRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedHumansParticle AcceleratorsRetrospective Studiesboot‐shaped lung cancerdual‐isocenterjaw tracking VMATradiation pneumonitisradiotherpy dosage

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PMCPMC11163486
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