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Correlation between the setting of gating window width and setup accuracy in left breast cancer radiotherapy based on deep inspiration breath hold

Personalized precision irradiation of patients with left‐sided breast cancer is possible by examining the setup errors of 3‐ and 4‐mm gated window widths for those treated with deep inspiration breath‐hold (DIBH) treatment. An observational study was performed via a retrospective analysis of 250 con...

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Autores principales: Yucheng, Li, Yibo, Shao, Wenming, Zhan, Yongshi, Jia, Qiang, Li, Lingyun, Qiu, Liu, Huaxin, Zhang, YingHao, jieni, Ding, Weijun, Chen
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Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10647972/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37538022
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acm2.14116
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author Yucheng, Li
Yibo, Shao
Wenming, Zhan
Yongshi, Jia
Qiang, Li
Lingyun, Qiu
Liu, Huaxin
Zhang, YingHao
jieni, Ding
Weijun, Chen
author_facet Yucheng, Li
Yibo, Shao
Wenming, Zhan
Yongshi, Jia
Qiang, Li
Lingyun, Qiu
Liu, Huaxin
Zhang, YingHao
jieni, Ding
Weijun, Chen
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description Personalized precision irradiation of patients with left‐sided breast cancer is possible by examining the setup errors of 3‐ and 4‐mm gated window widths for those treated with deep inspiration breath‐hold (DIBH) treatment. An observational study was performed via a retrospective analysis of 250 cone‐beam computed tomography (CBCT) images of 60 left‐breast cancer patients who underwent whole‐breast radiotherapy with the DIBH technique between January 2021 and 2022 at our hospital. Among them, 30 patients had a gated window width of 3 mm, while the remaining 30 had a gated window width of 4 mm; both groups received radiotherapy using DIBH technology. All patients underwent CBCT scans once a week, and the setup errors in the left‐right (x‐axis), inferior‐superior (y‐axis), and anterior‐posterior (z‐axis) directions were recorded. The clinical‐to‐planning target volume (CTV‐PTV) margins of the two gating windows were calculated using established methods. The setup error in the Y direction was 1.69 ± 1.33 mm for the 3‐mm – wide gated window and 2.42 ± 3.02 mm for the 4‐mm – wide gated window. The two groups had statistically significant differences in the overall mean setup error (Dif 0.7, 95% CI 0.15–1.31, t = 2.48, p= 0.014). The Z‐direction setup error was 2.32 ± 2.12 mm for the 3‐mm – wide gated window and 3.15 ± 3.34 mm for the 4‐mm – wide gated window. The overall mean setup error was statistically significant between the two groups (Dif 0.8, 95% CI 0.13–1.53, t= 2.34, p = 0.020). There was no significant difference in the X‐direction setup error (p > 0.05). Therefore, the CTV‐PTV margin values for a 3‐mm gated window width in the X, Y, and Z directions are 5.51, 5.15, and 7.28 mm, respectively; those for a 4‐mm gated window width in the X, Y, and Z directions are 5.52, 8.16, and 10.21 mm, respectively. The setup errors of the 3‐mm – wide gating window are smaller than those of the 4‐mm – wide gating window in the three dimensions. Therefore, when the patient's respiratory gating window width is reduced, the margin values of CTV‐PTV can be reduced to increase the distance between the PTV and the organs at risk (OARs), which ensures adequate space for the dose to decrease, resulting in lower dose exposure to the OARs (heart, lungs, etc.), thus sparing the OARs from further damage. However, some patients with poor pulmonary function or unstable breathing amplitudes must be treated with a slightly larger gating window. Therefore, this study lays a theoretical basis for personalized precision radiotherapy, which can save time and reduce manpower in the delivery of clinical treatment to a certain extent. Another potential benefit of this work is to bring awareness to the potential implications of a slightly larger gating window during treatment without considering the resulting dosimetric impact.
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spelling pubmed-106479722023-08-04 Correlation between the setting of gating window width and setup accuracy in left breast cancer radiotherapy based on deep inspiration breath hold Yucheng, Li Yibo, Shao Wenming, Zhan Yongshi, Jia Qiang, Li Lingyun, Qiu Liu, Huaxin Zhang, YingHao jieni, Ding Weijun, Chen J Appl Clin Med Phys Radiation Oncology Physics Personalized precision irradiation of patients with left‐sided breast cancer is possible by examining the setup errors of 3‐ and 4‐mm gated window widths for those treated with deep inspiration breath‐hold (DIBH) treatment. An observational study was performed via a retrospective analysis of 250 cone‐beam computed tomography (CBCT) images of 60 left‐breast cancer patients who underwent whole‐breast radiotherapy with the DIBH technique between January 2021 and 2022 at our hospital. Among them, 30 patients had a gated window width of 3 mm, while the remaining 30 had a gated window width of 4 mm; both groups received radiotherapy using DIBH technology. All patients underwent CBCT scans once a week, and the setup errors in the left‐right (x‐axis), inferior‐superior (y‐axis), and anterior‐posterior (z‐axis) directions were recorded. The clinical‐to‐planning target volume (CTV‐PTV) margins of the two gating windows were calculated using established methods. The setup error in the Y direction was 1.69 ± 1.33 mm for the 3‐mm – wide gated window and 2.42 ± 3.02 mm for the 4‐mm – wide gated window. The two groups had statistically significant differences in the overall mean setup error (Dif 0.7, 95% CI 0.15–1.31, t = 2.48, p= 0.014). The Z‐direction setup error was 2.32 ± 2.12 mm for the 3‐mm – wide gated window and 3.15 ± 3.34 mm for the 4‐mm – wide gated window. The overall mean setup error was statistically significant between the two groups (Dif 0.8, 95% CI 0.13–1.53, t= 2.34, p = 0.020). There was no significant difference in the X‐direction setup error (p > 0.05). Therefore, the CTV‐PTV margin values for a 3‐mm gated window width in the X, Y, and Z directions are 5.51, 5.15, and 7.28 mm, respectively; those for a 4‐mm gated window width in the X, Y, and Z directions are 5.52, 8.16, and 10.21 mm, respectively. The setup errors of the 3‐mm – wide gating window are smaller than those of the 4‐mm – wide gating window in the three dimensions. Therefore, when the patient's respiratory gating window width is reduced, the margin values of CTV‐PTV can be reduced to increase the distance between the PTV and the organs at risk (OARs), which ensures adequate space for the dose to decrease, resulting in lower dose exposure to the OARs (heart, lungs, etc.), thus sparing the OARs from further damage. However, some patients with poor pulmonary function or unstable breathing amplitudes must be treated with a slightly larger gating window. Therefore, this study lays a theoretical basis for personalized precision radiotherapy, which can save time and reduce manpower in the delivery of clinical treatment to a certain extent. Another potential benefit of this work is to bring awareness to the potential implications of a slightly larger gating window during treatment without considering the resulting dosimetric impact. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023-08-04 /pmc/articles/PMC10647972/ /pubmed/37538022 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acm2.14116 Text en © 2023 The Authors. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics published by Wiley Periodicals, LLC on behalf of The American Association of Physicists in Medicine. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Radiation Oncology Physics
Yucheng, Li
Yibo, Shao
Wenming, Zhan
Yongshi, Jia
Qiang, Li
Lingyun, Qiu
Liu, Huaxin
Zhang, YingHao
jieni, Ding
Weijun, Chen
Correlation between the setting of gating window width and setup accuracy in left breast cancer radiotherapy based on deep inspiration breath hold
title Correlation between the setting of gating window width and setup accuracy in left breast cancer radiotherapy based on deep inspiration breath hold
title_full Correlation between the setting of gating window width and setup accuracy in left breast cancer radiotherapy based on deep inspiration breath hold
title_fullStr Correlation between the setting of gating window width and setup accuracy in left breast cancer radiotherapy based on deep inspiration breath hold
title_full_unstemmed Correlation between the setting of gating window width and setup accuracy in left breast cancer radiotherapy based on deep inspiration breath hold
title_short Correlation between the setting of gating window width and setup accuracy in left breast cancer radiotherapy based on deep inspiration breath hold
title_sort correlation between the setting of gating window width and setup accuracy in left breast cancer radiotherapy based on deep inspiration breath hold
topic Radiation Oncology Physics
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10647972/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37538022
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acm2.14116
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