Forward intensity-modulated radiotherapy planning in breast cancer to improve dose homogeneity: Feasibility of class solutions

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 394-400

  Peulen, Heike ^a   Hanbeukers, Bianca ^a   Boersma, Liesbeth ^a   Van Baardwijk, Angela ^a   Van Den Ende, Piet ^a   Houben, Ruud ^a   Jager, Jos ^a   Murrer, Lars ^a   Borger, Jacques ^a  

^a MAASTRO CLINIC   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breast conserving therapy; Class solutions; Radiotherapy; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; BREAST CANCER TREATMENT; BREAST-CONSERVING THERAPY; BREATH-HOLD; CUT-OFF; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; DOSE INTENSITY; INDEPENDENT PREDICTORS; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEAN LUNG DOSE; NORMAL TISSUE CONSTRAINTS; PLANNING METHOD; PLANNING TARGET VOLUMES; RADIATION UNIT; STEPWISE PROCEDURE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT PLANS;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DISEASES; OPTIMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TISSUE;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREATH HOLDING; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LUNG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; TARGET ORGAN; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LUNG; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANS AT RISK; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RESPIRATION; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 83955165996     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. H. Bartelink, J.C. Horiot, and P.M. Poortmans Impact of a higher radiation dose on local control and survival in breast-conserving therapy of early breast cancer: 10-year results of the randomized boost versus no boost EORTC 22881-10882 trial J Clin Oncol 25 2007 3259 3265
2. E. Donovan, N. Bleakley, and E. Denholm Randomised trial of standard 2D radiotherapy (RT) versus intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in patients prescribed breast radiotherapy Radiother Oncol 82 2007 254 264
3. A. Harsolia, L. Kestin, and I. Grills Intensity-modulated radiotherapy results in significant decrease in clinical toxicities compared with conventional wedge-based breast radiotherapy Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 68 2007 1375 1380
4. J.P. Pignol, I. Olivotto, and E. Rakovitch A multicenter randomized trial of breast intensity-modulated radiation therapy to reduce acute radiation dermatitis J Clin Oncol 26 2008 2085 2092
5. S.M. Bentzen, R.K. Agrawal, and E.G. Aird The UK Standardisation of Breast Radiotherapy (START) Trial A of radiotherapy hypofractionation for treatment of early breast cancer: A randomised trial Lancet Oncol 9 2008 331 341
6. C.S. Chui, L. Hong, and M. Hunt A simplified intensity modulated radiation therapy technique for the breast Med Phys 29 2002 522 529
7. B. van Asselen, C.P. Raaijmakers, and P. Hofman An improved breast irradiation technique using three-dimensional geometrical information and intensity modulation Radiother Oncol 58 2001 341 347
8. E.M. Donovan, N.J. Bleackley, and P.M. Evans Dose-position and dose-volume histogram analysis of standard wedged and intensity modulated treatments in breast radiotherapy Br J Radiol 75 2002 967 973
9. F.A. Vicini, M. Sharpe, and L. Kestin Optimizing breast cancer treatment efficacy with intensity-modulated radiotherapy Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 54 2002 1336 1344
10. International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements. Prescribing, recording and reporting photon beam therapy (supplement to ICRU report 50). ICRU Report 62; 1999. pp. 1-52
11. V.M. Remouchamps, N. Letts, and F.A. Vicini Initial clinical experience with moderate deep-inspiration breath hold using an active breathing control device in the treatment of patients with left-sided breast cancer using external beam radiation therapy Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 56 2003 704 715
12. A. Salm, J. Strijbos, and C. Dijcks Use of skin markers and electronic portal imaging to improve verification of tangential breast irradiation Radiother Oncol 90 2009 106 109
13. E. Shaw, C. Scott, and L. Souhami Single dose radiosurgical treatment of recurrent previously irradiated primary brain tumors and brain metastases: Final report of RTOG protocol 90-05 Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 47 2000 291 298
14. B.A. Bornstein, C.W. Cheng, and L.M. Rhodes Can simulation measurements be used to predict the irradiated lung volume in the tangential fields in patients treated for breast cancer? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 18 1990 181 187
15. C.W. Hurkmans, B.C. Cho, and E. Damen Reduction of cardiac and lung complication probabilities after breast irradiation using conformal radiotherapy with or without intensity modulation Radiother Oncol 62 2002 163 171
16. Darby SC, Cutter DJ, Boerma M, et al. Radiation-related heart disease: Current knowledge and future prospects. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys;76:656-665.
17. S.L. Kwa, J.V. Lebesque, and J.C. Theuws Radiation pneumonitis as a function of mean lung dose: An analysis of pooled data of 540 patients Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 42 1998 1 9
18. M. Prochazka, P. Hall, and G. Gagliardi Ionizing radiation and tobacco use increases the risk of a subsequent lung carcinoma in women with breast cancer: Case-only design J Clin Oncol 23 2005 7467 7474
19. Y. Abo-Madyan, M. Polednik, and A. Rahn Improving dose homogeneity in large breasts by IMRT: Efficacy and dosimetric accuracy of different techniques Strahlenther Onkol 184 2008 86 92
20. A. Gulyban, P. Kovacs, and Z. Sebestyen Multisegmented tangential breast fields: A rational way to treat breast cancer Strahlenther Onkol 184 2008 262 269
21. F. Lohr, M. El-Haddad, and B. Dobler Potential effect of robust and simple IMRT approach for left-sided breast cancer on cardiac mortality Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 74 2009 73 80
22. K. Rongsriyam, P. Rojpornpradit, and C. Lertbutsayanukul Dosimetric study of inverse-planed intensity modulated, forward-planned intensity modulated and conventional tangential techniques in breast conserving radiotherapy J Med Assoc Thai 91 2008 1571 1582
23. J.J. Caudell, J.F. De Los Santos, and K.S. Keene A dosimetric comparison of electronic compensation, conventional intensity modulated radiotherapy, and tomotherapy in patients with early-stage carcinoma of the left breast Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 68 2007 1505 1511
24. F.M. Kong, E.E. Klein, and J.D. Bradley The impact of central lung distance, maximal heart distance, and radiation technique on the volumetric dose of the lung and heart for intact breast radiation Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 54 2002 963 971
25. R.S. Ahmed, J.F. De Los Santos, and J.B. Fiveash An IMRT technique to increase therapeutic ratio of breast irradiation in patients with early-stage left breast cancer: Limiting second malignancies Med Dosim 33 2008 71 77
26. J.S. Herrick, C.J. Neill, and P.F. Rosser A comprehensive clinical 3-dimensional dosimetric analysis of forward planned IMRT and conventional wedge planned techniques for intact breast radiotherapy Med Dosim 33 2008 62 70
27. C.S. Mayo, M.M. Urie, and T.J. Fitzgerald Hybrid IMRT plans: Concurrently treating conventional and IMRT beams for improved breast irradiation and reduced planning time Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 61 2005 922 932
28. M. Overgaard Spontaneous radiation-induced rib fractures in breast cancer patients treated with postmastectomy irradiation. A clinical radiobiological analysis of the influence of fraction size and dose-response relationships on late bone damage Acta Oncol 27 1988 117 122
29. J.H. Borger, M.J. Hooning, and L.J. Boersma Cardiotoxic effects of tangential breast irradiation in early breast cancer patients: the role of irradiated heart volume Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 69 2007 1131 1138
30. M. Clarke, R. Collins, and S. Darby Effects of radiotherapy and of differences in the extent of surgery for early breast cancer on local recurrence and 15-year survival: An overview of the randomised trials Lancet 366 2005 2087 2106
31. K. De Jaeger, M.S. Hoogeman, and M. Engelsman Incorporating an improved dose-calculation algorithm in conformal radiotherapy of lung cancer: Re-evaluation of dose in normal lung tissue Radiother Oncol 69 2003 1 10
32. E.J. Hall, and C.S. Wuu Radiation-induced second cancers: The impact of 3D-CRT and IMRT Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 56 2003 83 88
33. E.L. Kaufman, J.S. Jacobson, and D.L. Hershman Effect of breast cancer radiotherapy and cigarette smoking on risk of second primary lung cancer J Clin Oncol 26 2008 392 398
34. M. Schaapveld, O. Visser, and M.J. Louwman Risk of new primary nonbreast cancers after breast cancer treatment: A Dutch population-based study J Clin Oncol 26 2008 1239 1246
35. United Nations Scientific Committee of the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR). Sources and effects of ionizing radiation: 2006 report to the General Assemblee, with scientific annexes. 2007, New York: United Nations.