尹志海, 汪隽琦, 孟怡然, et al. Investigation of patient characteristics associated with setup errors in intensity-modulated radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery[J]. China Oncology, 2021, 31(3): 198-202.
尹志海, 汪隽琦, 孟怡然, et al. Investigation of patient characteristics associated with setup errors in intensity-modulated radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery[J]. China Oncology, 2021, 31(3): 198-202. DOI: 10.19401/j.cnki.1007-3639.2021.03.006.
Investigation of patient characteristics associated with setup errors in intensity-modulated radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery
Background and purpose: Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is a widely used radiotherapy technique in whole breast irradiation. Therefore
planning target volume (PTV)
with appropriate margins from clinical target volume (CTV)
would adequately account for the setup uncertainty. However
it is still controversial regarding whether the protocol-required margin around the CTV adequately accounts for setup inaccuracies. The aim of this study was to determine the impacts of patient characteristics on the magnitude of geometric setup errors in patients with breast cancer and to obtain individualized PTV margins. Methods: A total of 97 patients treated with IMRT after breast-conserving surgery in Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center from January 2019 to December 2019 were reviewed. Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scan records were used to analyze setup errors. The impacts of patient characteristics on setup errors were also analyzed
including age
tumor location
body mass index (BMI)
chest circumference and breast volume. Population in the two groups was compared in terms of distribution of the median patient characteristics
and individualized PTV margins were obtained. Results: The BMI
chest circumference and breast volume showed moderate positive correlation with superior-inferior (Pearson=0.40
P0.01)
superior-inferior (Pearson=0.43
P0.01)
and right- left directions (Pearson=0.42
P0.01)
respectively. Meanwhile
there were significant differences in setup errors of superior-inferior direction (t=-3.923
P=0.001; t=-5.182
P=0.001; t=-2.712
P=0.008) among the three groups
and significant differences were also observed in setup errors of left-right direction between the chest circumference and breast volume groups (t=-2.124
P=0.036; t=-3.550
P=0.001). When dividing patients into two groups on the basis of median value of BMI
chest circumference
breast volume and the margin in left-right
superior-inferior and anterior-posterior directions were 3.1-4.5
4.6-8.0 and 4.9-5.3 mm
respectively. Conclusion: Patient characteristics such as BMI
chest circumference and breast volume were significantly correlated with geometric setup errors. The individualized PTV margins were recommended to adequately compensate for the setup variation detected according to patient characteristics.
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