Dosimetric Absorption of Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy Compared with Conventional Radiotherapy in Breast-conserving Surgery

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Journal Oncol Lett

Specialty Oncology

Date 2014 Dec 2

PMID 25435927

Citations 7

Authors

Yang Lin

Benzhong Wang

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the dosimetric benefits between intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and conventional radiotherapy (CR) among patients receiving breast-conserving surgery. A dosimetric comparison of IMRT and CR was evaluated in 20 patients with early-stage breast cancer using a three-dimensional treatment planning system. The prescribed mammary gland dose was completed in 25 fractions with a total dose of 5,000 cGy. Homogeneity of the planning target volume (PTV), irradiation dose and volume of organs at risk (OARs) were evaluated through a dose-volume histogram. For the homogeneity of PTV, the average volume receiving 95% of the prescribed dose in the IMRT plan was similar to that in the CR plan (97 vs. 96%, respectively). With regard to normal tissue sparing in OARs, the ipsilateral lung V in the IMRT and CR plans was 27.8 and 20.8%, respectively. The mean dose and V of the heart for five patients were 598.4 versus 348.3 cGy and 10.06 versus 5.3%, respectively. The mean dose sparing the heart or lung was markedly reduced in the IMRT plan compared with the CR plan. The results of the current study demonstrated that whole breast IMRT improves PTV dose distribution and improves normal tissue sparing in OARs.

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