Shouping Xu1,2,3, Zhaoxia Wu1, Cungeng Yang3, Lin Ma2, Baolin Qu2, Guangpei Chen3, Weirong Yao2, Shi Wang1, Yaqiang Liu1, X Allen Li3. 1. 1 Key Laboratory of Particle and Radiation Imaging, Tsinghua University, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China. 2. 2 Department of Radiation Oncology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China. 3. 3 Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the changes in CT number (CTN) in gross tumour volume (GTV) and organs at risk (OARs) during the course of radiation therapy (RT) for nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC). METHODS: Daily megavoltage CT (MVCT) data collected from 30 patients with NPC treated with a prescription dose of 70 Gy in 30-33 fractions using helical tomotherapy were retrospectively analyzed. The contours of GTV and OARs on daily MVCTs were obtained by populating the planning contours from planning CT to daily MVCTs with manual editing, if necessary. The changes of GTV and OAR volumes and the histograms of CTN in the GTV and OARs during the course of RT delivery were analyzed. RESULTS: Volumes of GTV and parotid glands were reduced during the course of radiation treatment, with an average shrinkage rate of 0.23% per day (range, 0.02-0.8%) and 1.2% per day (range, 0.2-2.3%), respectively. The mean CTN changes in GTV and ipsilateral and contralateral parotid glands were reduced by 52 ± 35 HU, 18 ± 20 HU and 17 ± 22 HU, respectively. For GTV, the CTN and GTV volume decreases were found to be correlated with each other (p < 0.0001). No noticeable CTN change was found in the spinal cord and non-specified tissue irradiated with low doses. CONCLUSION: The CTN changes in GTV and parotids are measurable during the delivery of fractionated radiotherapy for NPC, were associated with the doses received (the number of fractions delivered) and were patient specific. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: The CTN change during radiotherapy is dose dependent and is measurable for NPC.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the changes in CT number (CTN) in gross tumour volume (GTV) and organs at risk (OARs) during the course of radiation therapy (RT) for nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC). METHODS: Daily megavoltage CT (MVCT) data collected from 30 patients with NPC treated with a prescription dose of 70 Gy in 30-33 fractions using helical tomotherapy were retrospectively analyzed. The contours of GTV and OARs on daily MVCTs were obtained by populating the planning contours from planning CT to daily MVCTs with manual editing, if necessary. The changes of GTV and OAR volumes and the histograms of CTN in the GTV and OARs during the course of RT delivery were analyzed. RESULTS: Volumes of GTV and parotid glands were reduced during the course of radiation treatment, with an average shrinkage rate of 0.23% per day (range, 0.02-0.8%) and 1.2% per day (range, 0.2-2.3%), respectively. The mean CTN changes in GTV and ipsilateral and contralateral parotid glands were reduced by 52 ± 35 HU, 18 ± 20 HU and 17 ± 22 HU, respectively. For GTV, the CTN and GTV volume decreases were found to be correlated with each other (p < 0.0001). No noticeable CTN change was found in the spinal cord and non-specified tissue irradiated with low doses. CONCLUSION: The CTN changes in GTV and parotids are measurable during the delivery of fractionated radiotherapy for NPC, were associated with the doses received (the number of fractions delivered) and were patient specific. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: The CTN change during radiotherapy is dose dependent and is measurable for NPC.
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