头颈部癌调强放疗过程中腮腺及靶区体积变化的临床分析

目的 研究头颈部癌患者在放疗过程中腮腺体积及GTV变化。方法 5例头颈部鳞癌（4例口咽鳞癌和1例喉鳞癌）患者均接受全程调强放疗。从第一次放疗开始至结束，1次／周三维锥形束CT（CBCT）检查。每次的CBCT图像与疗前CT图像进行融合，在每层图像上勾画出腮腺外轮廓，同时将GTV内放疗中出现的气腔勾画出来。经统计后分析放疗中腮腺体积、GTV内气腔大小的变化。结果 放疗结束时腮腺体积为疗初的90．1％，52．3％，即腮腺体积缩小了9．9％～47．7％；GTV内气腔由疗前的0体积逐渐增加，疗终时气腔体积占GTV的3．7％。16．8％。结论 放疗过程中腮腺体积及GTV内气腔体积存在着明显变化，利用CBCr可分析这种变化，为二次调强计划的实施奠定基础。

Analysis of parodtid gland and target volume variations during the head neck cancer intensity modulated radiation therapy

Objective To study the changes in gross tumor volume(GTV) and parotid gland volume during intensity modulated radiation therapy(IMRT) for head and neck cancer. Methods Five patients with head and neck squamous carcinoma were treated by IMRT. Cone beam CT was done every week during the whole course of radiotherapy. All images were fused with cone beam CT pictures and the initial CT pictures. The contouring was on normal parotid gland and gas cavity in each slide of cone beam CT. The changes of parotid gland and gas volume in GTV were calculated. Results The parotid gland volume decreased, and gas volume in the GTV increased throughout the course of IMRT. At the end of radiotherapy, the parotid gland volume decreased to 90.1%-52.3% compared with the volume before IMRT, gas cavity volume increased and took up to 3.7%-16.8% of GTV at the beginning of radiotherapy. Conclusion Normal parotid gland volume and GTV is changed during IMRT in head and neck cancer. Cone beam CT can be used to find these changes which are helpful in carrying out the second IMRT plan.