Dosimetric comparison of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy and intensity-modulated radiotherapy for bilateral hip prostheses prostate cancer patient

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 295
Author(s):  
Morera Daniel ◽  
Marí Adrià
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patient ◽  
Prostate Cancer Patient ◽  
Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy ◽  
Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy ◽  
Hip Prostheses ◽  
Dosimetric Comparison ◽  
Intensity Modulated ◽  
Arc Therapy

scholarly journals A dosimetric study of volumetric modulated arc therapy planning techniques for treatment of low-risk prostate cancer in patients with bilateral hip prostheses

2014 ◽  
Vol 03 (01) ◽  
pp. 018-021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suresh B. Rana ◽  
Shyam Pokharel
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patient ◽  
Prostate Cancer Patient ◽  
Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy ◽  
Target Volume ◽  
Low Risk ◽  
Hip Prostheses ◽  
Arc Therapy ◽  
Risk Prostate Cancer ◽  
Low Risk Prostate Cancer

Abstract Background and Purpose: Recently, megavoltage (MV) photon volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) has gained widespread acceptance as the technique of choice for prostate cancer patients undergoing external beam radiation therapy. However, radiation treatment planning for patients with metallic hip prostheses composed of high-Z materials can be challenging due to (1) presence of streak artifacts from prosthetic hips in computed tomography dataset, and (2) inhomogeneous dose distribution within the target volume. The purpose of this study was to compare the dosimetric quality of VMAT techniques in the form of Rapid Arc (RA) for treating low-risk prostate cancer patient with bilateral prostheses. Materials and Methods: Three treatment plans were created using RA techniques utilizing 2 arcs (2-RA), 3 arcs (3-RA), and 4 arcs (4-RA) for 6 MV photon beam in Eclipse treatment planning system. Each plan was optimized for total dose of 79.2 Gy prescribed to the planning target volume (PTV) over 44 fractions. All three RA plans were calculated with anisotropic analytical algorithm. Results : The mean and maximum doses to the PTV as well as the homogeneity index among all three RA plans were comparable. The plan conformity index was highest in the 2-Arc plan (1.19) and lowest in the 4-Arc plan (1.10). In comparison to the 2-RA technique, the 4-RA technique reduced the doses to rectum by up to 18.8% and to bladder by up to 7.8%. In comparison to the 3-RA technique, the 4-RA technique reduced the doses to rectum by up to 14.6% and to bladder by up to 3.5%. Conclusion: Based on the RA techniques investigated for a low-risk prostate cancer patient with bilateral prostheses, the 4-RA plan produced lower rectal and bladder dose and better dose conformity across the PTV in comparison with the 2-RA and 3-RA plans.

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