应用锥形束CT研究鼻咽癌容积弧形调强放射治疗的摆位误差

【目的】 应用锥形束CT(CBCT)研究鼻咽癌容积弧形调强放射治疗(VMAT)分次间和分次内的摆位误差,为制订临床靶区(CTV)外的计划靶区(PTV)边界提供依据?【方法】 于2010年10月至2012年1月共17例接受VMAT治疗的鼻咽癌患者前瞻性的纳入研究?所有患者分别于每日常规摆位后?摆位纠正后(校位阈值2 mm)?每周放射治疗后行CBCT并与计划CT匹配,获取分次间及分次内的摆位误差?通过MPTV = 2.5Σ + 0.7σ(MPTV:PTV边界;Σ:系统误差;σ:随机误差)计算MPTV?【结果】 靶区各方向的体位校正前?校正后和分次内的绝对平均误差(mm)分别为1.1 ~ 1.2?0.6 ~ 0.7和0.4 ~ 0.6,相应的Σ为0.9 ~ 1.3?0.4 ~ 0.5和0.2 ~ 0.4,σ为0.7 ~ 0.9?0.7和0.5 ~ 0.7?分次间和分次内三维(3D)位移随时间逐渐增加且有统计学差异(P = 0.004?0.009)?靶区各方向总的MPTV(包括纠正前和分次内误差)为3.4 ~ 4.0 mm,纠正后的边界(包括纠正后和分次内误差)为1.7 ~ 2.3 mm?【结论】 鼻咽癌VMAT放疗计划设计时应采用VMAT照射技术相关的MPTV?摆位误差随着治疗时间逐渐增大?

Analysis of Inter-fraction and Intra-fraction Setup Error of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients Treated with Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) with Cone Beam CT

【Objective】 To evaluate the inter-fraction and intra-fraction setup error during the treatment with cone beam computer tomography (CBCT) and provide theoretical basis for clinical target volume-planning target volume (CTV-PTV) margins for nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients treated with volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT). 【Methods】 Seventeen consecutive NPC patients treated with VMAT were prospectively enrolled for the study between October 2010 and January 2012. For each patient, three CBCT scans were obtained after conventional positioning, online correction with 2 mm tolerance daily and VMAT delivery weekly, and the scans were registered to the planning CT to determine inter-fraction and intra-fraction errors. The MPTV were calculated with the recipe, VMargin = 2.5Σ + 0.7σ (Σ, systematic error; σ, random error). 【Results】 The average absolute errors of the pre-correction, post-correction, and intra-fraction error were 1.1-1.2 mm, 0.6-0.7 mm and 0.4-0.6 mm in the three dimensions. The corresponding Σ were 0.9-1.3 mm, 0.4-0.5 mm and 0.2-0.4 mm, σ were 0.7-0.9 mm, 0.7 mm and 0.5-0.7 mm. Gradual increases in both inter-fraction and intra-fraction three-dimensional (3D) displacement were observed with time and treatment (P = 0.004, P = 0.009). The total MPTV accounting for pre-correction and intra-fraction error were 3.4-4.0 mm and margins accounting for post-correction and intra-fraction error were 1.7-2.3 mm.【Conclusions】 VMAT irradiation technology personalized MPTV should be adopted for the design of VMAT plan. Displacement increased as a function of time.