张 萍, 虞维博, 许 青. Exploration of the impact of body mass index on radiotherapy setup error in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients[J]. China Oncology, 2018, 28(5): 389-393.
张 萍, 虞维博, 许 青. Exploration of the impact of body mass index on radiotherapy setup error in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients[J]. China Oncology, 2018, 28(5): 389-393. DOI: 10.19401/j.cnki.1007-3639.2018.05.011.
Exploration of the impact of body mass index on radiotherapy setup error in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients
Background and purpose: Radiotherapy is the main treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. This study aimed to investigate the potential association between body mass index (BMI) and setup error during daily delivery of radiotherapy in the patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Methods: This study enrolled 50 patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma
who were treated with radical radiation therapy in Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center from January 2017 to June 2017. The body weight was measured before radiation and 4 weeks post-radiation. Cone beam CT was performed at the same time point to obtain position data of the patients
including the patient’s head pin (LNG)
lateral (LAT)
dorsoventral (VRT) directions. Based on these analyses
we evaluated the accuracy of patient setup
as well as the adequacy of margins during target volume contouring. Results: The average body weights of patients before radiotherapy and 4 weeks post-radiotherapy were (53.27±3.79) and (49.37±3.29) kg
respectively. There was significant decrease of body weight during radiotherapy (P0.05). System error at LNG
LAT and VRT detections were 2.6
2.0 and 3.2 mm
respectively. The random error of LNG
LAT and VRT were 2.9
2.0 and 3.8 mm
respectively. BMI 24 was chosen to be the cutting point. In the subgroup with BMI≥24 kg/m2
the system errors at three-dimensional direction and horizontal rotation position were (2.80±0.35)
(2.30±0.17) and (3.90±0.42) mm
respectively. In the subgroup with BMI24 kg/m2
the system errors at three directions were (2.30±0.12)
(1.90±0.22) and (3.00±0.67) mm
respectively. There was significant difference in LNG
LAT and VRT between the two subgroups (P0.05). The correlation analysis revealed no significant association between setup values and BMI (P0.05). In other words
the setup error was higher in the subgroups with BMI≥24 kg/ m2. Decreasing BMI shifted the central point of patient setup towards ventral side and rotated the patient setup point reversely. Conclusion: There was no significant association between BMI and setup error before radiotherapy in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. However
weight loss during radiotherapy influenced accuracy of patient setup. To ensure the accuracy of radiation
certain corrections have to be made during radiotherapy.
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