Wenyong Tan1,2,3, Yingjie Wang4, Ming Yang2,5, Richard A Amos6, Weihao Li2, Jianzeng Ye2, Royle Gary6, Weixi Shen1, Desheng Hu3. 1. Department of Oncology, Shenzhen Hospital of Southern Medical University, Shenzhen 518101, China. 2. Clinical Research Center, The Second Clinical College (Shenzhen People Hospital), Jinan University, Shenzhen 518020, China. 3. Department of Radiation Oncology, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Wuhan 430079, China. 4. Department of Radiation Oncology, Air Force General Hospital, Beijing 100142, China. 5. Shenzhen Jingmai Medical Scientific and Technique Company, Shenzhen 518052, China. 6. Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: To quantify the geometrical changes of each neck nodal level (NNL) and estimate the geometric planning target volume (PTV) margin during image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) for nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC). METHODS: Twenty patients with locally advanced NPC underwent one planning computed tomography (CTplan) and 6 weekly repeat CT (CTrep) scans during chemoradiotherapy. Each CTrep was rigidly registered to the CTplan. All the NNLs were manually delineated in each transverse CT section. When comparing the NNL in CTrep with CTplan, their volumes, displacement of the center of the mass, and the shortest perpendicular distance (SPD) were automatically calculated. This was followed by calculation of the systematic and random errors, overlapping index (OI), and dice similarity coefficient (DSC). With PTVs isotropically expanded from NNL by 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 mm, they were compared with NNL itself; OI >0.95 was defined as the acceptable geometrical coverage. The Mann-Whitney test was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: All volumes, OI, and DSC of the NNLs (not including level IA) showed a linear decrease over time throughout the treatment course. The volume of NNLs decreased by 1-6% in the first week and 10-21% in the sixth week. The mean SPD was 1.3-1.7 and 1.9-3.5 mm in the first and sixth week respectively. The DSCs for nodal level IB, II, III, and IV were >0.7 and that of level V was <0.7 throughout the treatment course. For level IA and VI, DSC was <0.7 after the 2nd week. To maintain the OI >0.95, 2-5 mm was needed to expand the different NNLs. CONCLUSIONS: The geometrical changes of each NNL are substantial and the necessary margin of 2-5 mm depended on individual NNL is needed to maintain geometrical coverage throughout the course of IGRT for NPC.
BACKGROUND: To quantify the geometrical changes of each neck nodal level (NNL) and estimate the geometric planning target volume (PTV) margin during image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) for nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC). METHODS: Twenty patients with locally advanced NPC underwent one planning computed tomography (CTplan) and 6 weekly repeat CT (CTrep) scans during chemoradiotherapy. Each CTrep was rigidly registered to the CTplan. All the NNLs were manually delineated in each transverse CT section. When comparing the NNL in CTrep with CTplan, their volumes, displacement of the center of the mass, and the shortest perpendicular distance (SPD) were automatically calculated. This was followed by calculation of the systematic and random errors, overlapping index (OI), and dice similarity coefficient (DSC). With PTVs isotropically expanded from NNL by 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 mm, they were compared with NNL itself; OI >0.95 was defined as the acceptable geometrical coverage. The Mann-Whitney test was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: All volumes, OI, and DSC of the NNLs (not including level IA) showed a linear decrease over time throughout the treatment course. The volume of NNLs decreased by 1-6% in the first week and 10-21% in the sixth week. The mean SPD was 1.3-1.7 and 1.9-3.5 mm in the first and sixth week respectively. The DSCs for nodal level IB, II, III, and IV were >0.7 and that of level V was <0.7 throughout the treatment course. For level IA and VI, DSC was <0.7 after the 2nd week. To maintain the OI >0.95, 2-5 mm was needed to expand the different NNLs. CONCLUSIONS: The geometrical changes of each NNL are substantial and the necessary margin of 2-5 mm depended on individual NNL is needed to maintain geometrical coverage throughout the course of IGRT for NPC.
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Head and neck cancer; adaptive radiotherapy; geometrical changes; radiation therapy
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