Evaluation of image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) technologies and their impact on the outcomes of hypofractionated prostate cancer treatments: A radiobiologic analysis
- Radiation Treatment Program, London Regional Cancer Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario (Canada)
- Department of Medical Physics, Toronto Sunnybrook Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook and Women's Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
- Radiation Treatment Program, London Regional Cancer Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario (Canada) and Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario (Canada) and Department of Oncology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario (Canada)
Purpose: To quantify the mitigation of geometric uncertainties achieved with the application of various patient setup techniques during the delivery of hypofractionated prostate cancer treatments, using tumor control probability (TCP) and normal tissue complication probability. Methods and Materials: Five prostate cancer patients with {approx}16 treatment CT studies, taken during the course of their radiation therapy (77 total), were analyzed. All patients were planned twice with an 18 MV six-field conformal technique, with 10- and 5-mm margin sizes, with various hypofractionation schedules (5 to 35 fractions). Subsequently, four clinically relevant patient setup techniques (laser guided and image guided) were simulated to deliver such schedules. Results: As hypothesized, the impact of geometric uncertainties on clinical outcomes increased with more hypofractionated schedules. However, the absolute gain in TCP due to hypofractionation (up to 21.8% increase) was significantly higher compared with the losses due to geometric uncertainties (up to 8.6% decrease). Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that, although the impact of geometric uncertainties on the treatment outcomes increases as the number of fractions decrease, the reduction in TCP due to the uncertainties does not significantly offset the expected theoretical gain in TCP by hypofractionation.
- OSTI ID:
- 20788297
- Journal Information:
- International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, Vol. 64, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.08.037; PII: S0360-3016(05)02582-4; Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0360-3016
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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