AbstractObjective To investigate the impacts of planning target volume (VPTV), maximal heart distance (MHD), central lung distance (CLD), and cardiothoracic ratio (CTR) on intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) after breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer. Methods Forty-eight patients with breast cancer (31 with left-sided breast cancer and 17 with right-sided breast cancer) who received whole-breast IMRT after breast-conserving surgery in our hospital from 2016 to 2017 were enrolled as subjects. The prescribed radiation dose for PTV was 50 Gy in 25 fractions. In IMRT planning for each patient, the Objective function was optimized using physical parameters and the equivalent uniform dose. The relationship of influencing factors with dose-volume histogram, conformal index (CI), and homogeneity index (HI) for organ at risk was predicted using univariate and multivariate linear regression analyses. Results CTR and VPTV were independent influencing factors for CI in patients with left-sided breast cancer (R2=0.56, P=0.04;R2=0.56, P=0.00). CLD was an independent influencing factor for HI in patients with left-sided breast cancer (R2=0.17, P=0.023). VPTV was an independent influencing factor for CI in patients with right-sided breast cancer (R2=0.48, P=0.00). MHD and CTR were predictors for VHeart30 of the heart. MHD and CLD were predictors for DmaxHeart of the heart. The prediction formulae for left-sided breast cancer were CI=0.38+0.32CTR and HI=1.06+0.02CLD. CI was 0.48 at the right side. At the left side, Vlung20=12.68+3.18CLD, Vlung10=18.78+4.3CLD, Vlung5=26.2+5.2CLD, and Dmeanlung=686.7+210.1CLD. For the heart, VHeart30=-13.65+30.5CTR+1.9MHD and DmaxHeart=5140.1+248.9MHD-195.6CLD. There was no correlation of patient′s heart volume with MHD, VHeart10, VHeart5, DmeanHeart, or DmaxHeart. There was no correlation of whole lung volume with CLD, Vlung20, Vlung10, Vlung5, or Dmeanlung. The mean values of CI and HI were 0.63±0.06(0.46-0.72) and 1.09±0.02(1.07-1.14) in radiotherapy plans for left-sided breast cancer, and 0.65±0.08(0.48-0.76) and 1.09±0.04(1.03-1.18) in radiotherapy plans for right-sided breast cancer, respectively. Conclusions CTR, CLD, and MHD can predict the rationality of each parameter in IMRT planning for left-sided breast cancer rather than right-sided breast cancer. The obtained formulae can help physicians choose the optimal setting mode for radiation field and improve the quality of treatment plans.
Corresponding Authors:
Hu Wei,Email:huw@tzzxyy.com
Cite this article:
Wang Yong,Wu Bo,Ying Shenpeng et al. Impacts of patient factors on intensity-modulated radiotherapy planning after breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer[J]. Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology, 2018, 27(5): 483-488.
Wang Yong,Wu Bo,Ying Shenpeng et al. Impacts of patient factors on intensity-modulated radiotherapy planning after breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer[J]. Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology, 2018, 27(5): 483-488.
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