DOSIMETRIC IMPROVEMENT AND ITS CLINICAL IMPACT FOLLOWING 3D PLANNING OF BREAST IRRADIATION

Mohammed Ibrahim Mohammed El-Sayed;

Abstract


The present study included 67 female patients having early breast cancer (stage I and II). In this study, 61% of patients were <50 years of age, 85% underwent MRM and all of them received adjuvant systemic therapy.

The patients were randomized into group A (30 patients) where 2D plan was done and executed and group B (37 patients) where 2D and 3D plans were done and the 3D plan was executed.

Different dosimetric and clinical criteria m groups A&B were analyzed, tabulated and compared.

There was statistically significant difference between group B 2D plan, group B 3D plan regarding target dosimetric criteria such as volume maximum dose, volume llO%, volume 105%, dose homogeneity index (DHI), maximum and minimum doses, with significant increase of DHI and reduction of o er dosimetric criteria in group B 3D plan. There was statistically significant elevation in the percentage of significant dosimetric improvement (87.5% in patients who did CBS compared to 55.2% in those who did MRM) and in the mean dosimetric improvement occurred in patients underwent CBS (mean value of 65%) compared to those who underwent mastectomy (mean value of 41.5%) (p < 0.05).

The mean dose to the ipsilateral lung was 33.1±12.8 cGy and NTCP for radiation pneumonitis was 0.02 ± 0.024 in group B 2D plan compared to 20.6
±11.3 cGy and 0.01±0.016 respectively. The incidence of grade II radiation pneumonitis in our study was 6.7 % in group A 2D plan compared to 2.7 % in group B 3D plan. Our study showed grade I radiation induced cardiotoxicity in
23.5 % of patients in group A 2D plan and 27.8 % of patients in group B 3D

plan.


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Title DOSIMETRIC IMPROVEMENT AND ITS CLINICAL IMPACT FOLLOWING 3D PLANNING OF BREAST IRRADIATION
Other Titles تحسن توزيع الجرعات الإشعاعية وتأثيره الإكلينيكي كنتيجة للتخطيط ثلاثي الأبعاد الإشعاعي لأورام الثدي
Authors Mohammed Ibrahim Mohammed El-Sayed
Issue Date 2004

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