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SU‐E‐T‐217: Comprehensive Dosimetric Evaluation On 3D‐CRT, IMRT and Non‐Coplanar Arc Treatment for Prone Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI)
Author(s) -
Chiu T,
Yan Y,
Ramirez E,
Lee P,
Jiang S,
Gu X
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.4924578
Subject(s) - nuclear medicine , medicine , tomotherapy , dosimetry , radiation treatment planning , radiation therapy , breast cancer , radiology , cancer
Purpose: Accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) is an effective treatment for early stage breast‐cancer. Irradiation in a prone position can mitigate breast motion and spare heart and lung. In this study, a comprehensive study is performed to evaluate various treatment techniques for prone APBI treatment including: 3D‐CRT, IMRT, co‐planar and non‐coplanar partial arcs treatment. Methods: In this treatment planning study, a left breast patient treated in prone position in our clinic was imported into Varian Eclipse TPS. Six beams tangential to chest wall were used in both 3D‐CRT and IMRT plans. These six beams were coplanar in a transactional plane achieved by both gantry and couch rotation. A 60‐beam IMRT plan was also created to explore the maximum benefit of co‐planar IMRT. Within deliverable couch rotation range (±30°), partial arc treatment plans with one and up to ten couch positions were generated for comparison. For each plan, 30Gy in 6 fractions was prescribed to 95% PTV volume. Critical dosimetric parameters, such as conformity index, mean, maximum, and volume dose of organ at risk, are evaluated. Results: The conformity indexes (CI) are 3.53, 3.17, 2.21 and 1.08 respectively to 3D‐CRT, 6‐beam IMRT, 60‐beam IMRT, and two‐partial‐arcs coplanar plans. However, arc plans increase heart dose. CI for non‐coplanar arc plans decreases from 1.19 to 1.10 when increases couch positions. Maximum dose in ipsilateral lung (1.98 to 1.13 Gy), and heart (0.62 to 0.43 Gy) are steadily decreased with the increased number of non‐coplanar arcs. Conclusions: The dosimetric evaluation results show that partial arc plans have improved CIs compared to conventional 3D‐CRT and IMRT plans. Increasing number of partial arcs decreases lung and heart dose. The dosimetric benefit obtained from non‐coplanar arcs should be considered with treatment delivery time.