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Gao Y, Yoon S, Ma TM, Yang Y, Sheng K, Low DA, Ballas L, Steinberg ML, Kishan AU, Cao M. Intra-fractional geometric and dose/volume metric variations of magnetic resonance imaging-guided stereotactic radiotherapy of prostate bed after radical prostatectomy. Phys Imaging Radiat Oncol 2024; 30:100573. [PMID: 38585371 PMCID: PMC10997948 DOI: 10.1016/j.phro.2024.100573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024] Open
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Background and purpose Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)-guided Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) treatment to prostate bed after radical prostatectomy has garnered growing interests. The aim of this study is to evaluate intra-fractional anatomic and dose/volume metric variations for patients receiving this treatment. Materials and methods Nineteen patients who received 30-34 Gy in 5 fractions on a 0.35T MR-Linac were included. Pre- and post-treatment MRIs were acquired for each fraction (total of 75 fractions). The Clinical Target Volume (CTV), bladder, rectum, and rectal wall were contoured on all images. Volumetric changes, Hausdorff distance, Mean Distance to Agreement (MDA), and Dice similarity coefficient (DSC) for each structure were calculated. Median value and Interquartile range (IQR) were recorded. Changes in target coverage and Organ at Risk (OAR) constraints were compared and evaluated using Wilcoxon rank sum tests at a significant level of 0.05. Results Bladder had the largest volumetric changes, with a median volume increase of 48.9 % (IQR 28.9-76.8 %) and a median MDA of 5.1 mm (IQR 3.4-7.1 mm). Intra-fractional CTV volume remained stable with a median volume change of 1.2 % (0.0-4.8 %). DSC was 0.97 (IQR 0.94-0.99). For the dose/volume metrics, there were no statistically significant changes observed except for an increase in bladder hotspot and a decrease of bladder V32.5 Gy and mean dose. The CTV V95% changed from 99.9 % (IQR 98.8-100 %) to 99.6 % (IQR 93.9-100 %). Conclusion Despite intra-fractional variations of OARs, CTV coverage remained stable during MRI-guided SBRT treatments for the prostate bed.
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- Yu Gao
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Ruijin Hospital, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Sritharan K, Akhiat H, Cahill D, Choi S, Choudhury A, Chung P, Diaz J, Dysager L, Hall W, Huddart R, Kerkmeijer LGW, Lawton C, Mohajer J, Murray J, Nyborg CJ, Pos FJ, Rigo M, Schytte T, Sidhom M, Sohaib A, Tan A, van der Voort van Zyp J, Vesprini D, Zelefsky MJ, Tree AC. Development of Prostate Bed Delineation Consensus Guidelines for Magnetic Resonance Image-Guided Radiotherapy and Assessment of Its Effect on Interobserver Variability. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2024; 118:378-389. [PMID: 37633499 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.08.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/28/2023]
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PURPOSE The use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in radiotherapy planning is becoming more widespread, particularly with the emergence of MRI-guided radiotherapy systems. Existing guidelines for defining the prostate bed clinical target volume (CTV) show considerable heterogeneity. This study aimed to establish baseline interobserver variability (IOV) for prostate bed CTV contouring on MRI, develop international consensus guidelines, and evaluate its effect on IOV. METHODS AND MATERIALS Participants delineated the CTV on 3 MRI scans, obtained from the Elekta Unity MR-Linac, as per their normal practice. Radiation oncologist contours were visually examined for discrepancies, and interobserver comparisons were evaluated against simultaneous truth and performance level estimation (STAPLE) contours using overlap metrics (Dice similarity coefficient and Cohen's kappa), distance metrics (mean distance to agreement and Hausdorff distance), and volume measurements. A literature review of postradical prostatectomy local recurrence patterns was performed and presented alongside IOV results to the participants. Consensus guidelines were collectively constructed, and IOV assessment was repeated using these guidelines. RESULTS Sixteen radiation oncologists' contours were included in the final analysis. Visual evaluation demonstrated significant differences in the superior, inferior, and anterior borders. Baseline IOV assessment indicated moderate agreement for the overlap metrics while volume and distance metrics demonstrated greater variability. Consensus for optimal prostate bed CTV boundaries was established during a virtual meeting. After guideline development, a decrease in IOV was observed. The maximum volume ratio decreased from 4.7 to 3.1 and volume coefficient of variation reduced from 40% to 34%. The mean Dice similarity coefficient rose from 0.72 to 0.75 and the mean distance to agreement decreased from 3.63 to 2.95 mm. CONCLUSIONS Interobserver variability in prostate bed contouring exists among international genitourinary experts, although this is lower than previously reported. Consensus guidelines for MRI-based prostate bed contouring have been developed, and this has resulted in an improvement in contouring concordance. However, IOV persists and strategies such as an education program, development of a contouring atlas, and further refinement of the guidelines may lead to additional improvements.
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- Kobika Sritharan
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, United Kingdom; Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Urology, Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Christie National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom; University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, United Kingdom; Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, United Kingdom; Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Advanced Radiation Oncology Department, IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar Di Valpolicella, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Cancer Therapy Centre, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Radiology, Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Trust, Sutton, United Kingdom
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- Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service, Queensland, Australia; James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, United Kingdom; Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, United Kingdom
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Jin L, Chen Q, Shi A, Wang X, Ren R, Zheng A, Song P, Zhang Y, Wang N, Wang C, Wang N, Cheng X, Wang S, Ge H. Deep Learning for Automated Contouring of Gross Tumor Volumes in Esophageal Cancer. Front Oncol 2022; 12:892171. [PMID: 35924169 PMCID: PMC9339638 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.892171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Purpose The aim of this study was to propose and evaluate a novel three-dimensional (3D) V-Net and two-dimensional (2D) U-Net mixed (VUMix-Net) architecture for a fully automatic and accurate gross tumor volume (GTV) in esophageal cancer (EC)–delineated contours. Methods We collected the computed tomography (CT) scans of 215 EC patients. 3D V-Net, 2D U-Net, and VUMix-Net were developed and further applied simultaneously to delineate GTVs. The Dice similarity coefficient (DSC) and 95th-percentile Hausdorff distance (95HD) were used as quantitative metrics to evaluate the performance of the three models in ECs from different segments. The CT data of 20 patients were randomly selected as the ground truth (GT) masks, and the corresponding delineation results were generated by artificial intelligence (AI). Score differences between the two groups (GT versus AI) and the evaluation consistency were compared. Results In all patients, there was a significant difference in the 2D DSCs from U-Net, V-Net, and VUMix-Net (p=0.01). In addition, VUMix-Net showed achieved better 3D-DSC and 95HD values. There was a significant difference among the 3D-DSC (mean ± STD) and 95HD values for upper-, middle-, and lower-segment EC (p<0.001), and the middle EC values were the best. In middle-segment EC, VUMix-Net achieved the highest 2D-DSC values (p<0.001) and lowest 95HD values (p=0.044). Conclusion The new model (VUMix-Net) showed certain advantages in delineating the GTVs of EC. Additionally, it can generate the GTVs of EC that meet clinical requirements and have the same quality as human-generated contours. The system demonstrated the best performance for the ECs of the middle segment.
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- Linzhi Jin
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University & Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Anyang Tumor Hospital, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Anyang, China
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- Department of Research and Development, MedMind Technology Co, Ltd., Beijing, China
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- Department of Research and Development, MedMind Technology Co, Ltd., Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Anyang Tumor Hospital, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Anyang, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Anyang Tumor Hospital, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Anyang, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Anyang Tumor Hospital, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Anyang, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Anyang Tumor Hospital, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Anyang, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Anyang Tumor Hospital, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Anyang, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University & Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Anyang Tumor Hospital, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Anyang, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Anyang Tumor Hospital, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Anyang, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Anyang Tumor Hospital, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Anyang, China
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- Department of Research and Development, MedMind Technology Co, Ltd., Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University & Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Hong Ge,
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Sadeghi S, Siavashpour Z, Vafaei Sadr A, Farzin M, Sharp R, Gholami S. A rapid review of influential factors and appraised solutions on organ delineation uncertainties reduction in radiotherapy. Biomed Phys Eng Express 2021; 7. [PMID: 34265746 DOI: 10.1088/2057-1976/ac14d0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Background and purpose.Accurate volume delineation plays an essential role in radiotherapy. Contouring is a potential source of uncertainties in radiotherapy treatment planning that could affect treatment outcomes. Therefore, reducing the degree of contouring uncertainties is crucial. The role of utilized imaging modality in the organ delineation uncertainties has been investigated. This systematic review explores the influential factors on inter-and intra-observer uncertainties of target volume and organs at risk (OARs) delineation focusing on the used imaging modality for these uncertainties reduction and the reported subsequent histopathology and follow-up assessment.Methods and materials.An inclusive search strategy has been conducted to query the available online databases (Scopus, Google Scholar, PubMed, and Medline). 'Organ at risk', 'target', 'delineation', 'uncertainties', 'radiotherapy' and their relevant terms were utilized using every database searching syntax. Final article extraction was performed following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guideline. Included studies were limited to the ones published in English between 1995 and 2020 and that just deal with computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) modalities.Results.A total of 923 studies were screened and 78 were included of which 31 related to the prostate 20 to the breast, 18 to the head and neck, and 9 to the brain tumor site. 98% of the extracted studies performed volumetric analysis. Only 24% of the publications reported the dose deviations resulted from variation in volume delineation Also, heterogeneity in studied populations and reported geometric and volumetric parameters were identified such that quantitative synthesis was not appropriate.Conclusion.This review highlightes the inter- and intra-observer variations that could lead to contouring uncertainties and impede tumor control in radiotherapy. For improving volume delineation and reducing inter-observer variability, the implementation of well structured training programs, homogeneity in following consensus and guidelines, reliable ground truth selection, and proper imaging modality utilization could be clinically beneficial.
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- Sogand Sadeghi
- Department of Nuclear Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shohada-e Tajrish Educational Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Département de Physique Théorique and Center for Astroparticle Physics, Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Radiation Oncology Research Center (RORC), Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.,Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, United States of America
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- Radiotherapy Oncology Department, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Robin S, Jolicoeur M, Palumbo S, Zilli T, Crehange G, De Hertogh O, Derashodian T, Sargos P, Salembier C, Supiot S, Udrescu C, Chapet O. Prostate Bed Delineation Guidelines for Postoperative Radiation Therapy: On Behalf Of The Francophone Group of Urological Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021; 109:1243-1253. [PMID: 33186618 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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PURPOSE Prostate bed (PB) irradiation is considered the standard postoperative treatment after radical prostatectomy (RP) for tumors with high-risk features or persistent prostate-specific antigen, or for salvage treatment in case of biological relapse. Four consensus guidelines have been published to standardize practices and reduce the interobserver variability in PB delineation but with discordant recommendations. To improve the reproducibility in the PB delineation, the Francophone Group of Urological Radiotherapy (Groupe Francophone de Radiothérapie Urologique [GFRU]) worked to propose a new and more reproducible consensus guideline for PB clinical target volume (CTV) definition. METHODS AND MATERIALS A 4-step procedure was used. First, a group of 10 GFRU prostate experts evaluated the 4 existing delineation guidelines for postoperative radiation therapy (European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer; the Faculty of Radiation Oncology Genito-Urinary Group; the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group; and the Princess Margaret Hospital) to identify divergent issues. Second, data sets of 50 magnetic resonance imaging studies (25 after RP and 25 with an intact prostate gland) were analyzed to identify the relevant anatomic boundaries of the PB. Third, a literature review of surgical, anatomic, histologic, and imaging data was performed to identify the relevant PB boundaries. Fourth, a final consensus on PB CTV definition was reached among experts. RESULTS Definitive limits of the PB CTV delineation were defined using easily visible landmarks on computed tomography scans (CT). The purpose was to ensure a better reproducibility of PB definition for any radiation oncologist even without experience in postoperative radiation therapy. CONCLUSIONS New recommendations for PB delineation based on simple anatomic boundaries and available as a CT image atlas are proposed by the GFRU. Improvement in uniformity in PB CTV definition and treatment homogeneity in the context of clinical trials are expected.
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- Sophie Robin
- Radiation Oncology Department, Center Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre Benite, France
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Charles LeMoyne Hospital, CISSS Montérégie-center, Montréal, Canada
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- Radiation Oncology Department, CHU UCL Namur - Sainte Elisabeth, Namur, Belgium
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Institut Curie, Saint-Cloud, France
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- Radiation Oncology Department, CHR Verviers East Belgium, Verviers, Belgium
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Charles LeMoyne Hospital, CISSS Montérégie-center, Montréal, Canada
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Jewish General Hospital, McGill, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Europe Hospitals Brussels, Belgium
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest, Nantes Saint-Herblain, France; CRCINA CNRS Inserm, University of Nantes and Angers, Nantes, France
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Center Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre Benite, France
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Center Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre Benite, France.
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Liu Z, Liu F, Chen W, Liu X, Hou X, Shen J, Guan H, Zhen H, Wang S, Chen Q, Chen Y, Zhang F. Automatic Segmentation of Clinical Target Volumes for Post-Modified Radical Mastectomy Radiotherapy Using Convolutional Neural Networks. Front Oncol 2021; 10:581347. [PMID: 33665160 PMCID: PMC7921705 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.581347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background This study aims to construct and validate a model based on convolutional neural networks (CNNs), which can fulfil the automatic segmentation of clinical target volumes (CTVs) of breast cancer for radiotherapy. Methods In this work, computed tomography (CT) scans of 110 patients who underwent modified radical mastectomies were collected. The CTV contours were confirmed by two experienced oncologists. A novel CNN was constructed to automatically delineate the CTV. Quantitative evaluation metrics were calculated, and a clinical evaluation was conducted to evaluate the performance of our model. Results The mean Dice similarity coefficient (DSC) of the proposed model was 0.90, and the 95th percentile Hausdorff distance (95HD) was 5.65 mm. The evaluation results of the two clinicians showed that 99.3% of the chest wall CTV slices could be accepted by clinician A, and this number was 98.9% for clinician B. In addition, 9/10 of patients had all slices accepted by clinician A, while 7/10 could be accepted by clinician B. The score differences between the AI (artificial intelligence) group and the GT (ground truth) group showed no statistically significant difference for either clinician. However, the score differences in the AI group were significantly different between the two clinicians. The Kappa consistency index was 0.259. It took 3.45 s to delineate the chest wall CTV using the model. Conclusion Our model could automatically generate the CTVs for breast cancer. AI-generated structures of the proposed model showed a trend that was comparable, or was even better, than those of human-generated structures. Additional multicentre evaluations should be performed for adequate validation before the model can be completely applied in clinical practice.
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- Zhikai Liu
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (CAMS), Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (CAMS), Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (CAMS), Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (CAMS), Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (CAMS), Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (CAMS), Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (CAMS), Beijing, China
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- MedMind Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing, China
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- MedMind Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (CAMS), Beijing, China
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Zhang F, Wang Q, Li H. Automatic Segmentation of the Gross Target Volume in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Using a Modified Version of ResNet. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2020. [PMCID: PMC7432983 DOI: 10.1177/1533033820947484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Radiotherapy plays an important role in the treatment of non-small cell lung
cancer. Accurate segmentation of the gross target volume is very important for
successful radiotherapy delivery. Deep learning techniques can obtain fast and
accurate segmentation, which is independent of experts’ experience and saves
time compared with manual delineation. In this paper, we introduce a modified
version of ResNet and apply it to segment the gross target volume in computed
tomography images of patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Normalization was
applied to reduce the differences among images and data augmentation techniques
were employed to further enrich the data of the training set. Two different
residual convolutional blocks were used to efficiently extract the deep features
of the computed tomography images, and the features from all levels of the
ResNet were merged into a single output. This simple design achieved a fusion of
deep semantic features and shallow appearance features to generate dense pixel
outputs. The test loss tended to be stable after 50 training epochs, and the
segmentation took 21 ms per computed tomography image. The average evaluation
metrics were: Dice similarity coefficient, 0.73; Jaccard similarity coefficient,
0.68; true positive rate, 0.71; and false positive rate, 0.0012. Those results
were better than those of U-Net, which was used as a benchmark. The modified
ResNet directly extracted multi-scale context features from original input
images. Thus, the proposed automatic segmentation method can quickly segment the
gross target volume in non-small cell lung cancer cases and be applied to
improve consistency in contouring.
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- Fuli Zhang
- Radiation Oncology Department, The Seventh Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- School of Automation Science and Electrical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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- School of Automation Science and Electrical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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Stieb S, McDonald B, Gronberg M, Engeseth GM, He R, Fuller CD. Imaging for Target Delineation and Treatment Planning in Radiation Oncology: Current and Emerging Techniques. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2019; 33:963-975. [PMID: 31668214 DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2019.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Imaging in radiation oncology has a wide range of applications. It is necessary not only for tumor staging and treatment response assessment after therapy but also for the treatment planning process, including definition of target and organs at risk, as well as treatment plan calculation. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the main imaging modalities currently used for target delineation and treatment planning and gives insight into new and promising techniques.
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- Sonja Stieb
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Vickers AJ, Thiruthaneeswaran N, Coyle C, Manoharan P, Wylie J, Kershaw L, Choudhury A, Mcwilliam A. Does magnetic resonance imaging improve soft tissue sarcoma contouring for radiotherapy? BJR Open 2019; 1:20180022. [PMID: 33178916 PMCID: PMC7592468 DOI: 10.1259/bjro.20180022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2018] [Revised: 03/27/2019] [Accepted: 03/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Objective: Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are a rare, heterogeneous tumour group. Radiotherapy improves local control. CT is used to plan radiotherapy, but has poor soft tissue definition. MRI has superior soft tissue definition. Contour variation amongst oncologists is an important factor in treatment failure. This study is the first to directly compare STS tumour contouring using CT vs MRI. Methods: Planning CT and T2 weighted MR images of eight patients with STS were distributed to four oncologists. Gross tumour volume was contoured on both imaging modalities using in-house software. Images were recontoured 6 weeks later. The mean distance to agreement (DTA), standard deviation of the DTA, dice similarity coefficient (DSC) and contour volume were calculated for each oncologist and compared to a median contour volume. Results for CT and MRI were compared using a pairwise Student's t-test. Results: When comparing MRI to CT, tumour volumes were significantly smaller, with a difference of 21.4 cm3 across all patients (p = 0.008). There was not a statistically significant difference in the mean distance to agreement or dice similarity coefficient, but the standard deviation of the DTA showed a statistically significant improvement ( p = 0.04). For intraobserver variation, there was no statistically significant improvement using MRI vs CT. Conclusion: Oncologists contour smaller tumour volumes using MRI, with reduced interobserver variation. Improving the reliability and consistency of contouring is needed for improved quality assurance. Advances in knowledge: With further experience, the use of MRI in STS radiotherapy planning may reduce variation between oncologists and contribute to improved local control and reduced treatment toxicities.
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- Alexander John Vickers
- Department of Clinical Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, 550 Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, 550 Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, 550 Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, 550 Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Veera J, Lim K, Dowling JA, O'Connor C, Holloway LC, Vinod SK. DedicatedMRIsimulation for cervical cancer radiation treatment planning: Assessing the impact on clinical target volume delineation. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol 2018; 63:236-243. [DOI: 10.1111/1754-9485.12831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 10/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Jacqueline Veera
- South Western Sydney Clinical School University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales Australia
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Bendigo Victoria Australia
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- South Western Sydney Clinical School University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales Australia
- Cancer Therapy Centre Liverpool Hospital Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- South Western Sydney Clinical School University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales Australia
- CSIRO Australian e‐Health Research Center Brisbane Queensland Australia
- University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia
- University of Wollongong Wollongong New South Wales Australia
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- Genesis Cancer Care Macquarie University Hospital Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- South Western Sydney Clinical School University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales Australia
- Cancer Therapy Centre Liverpool Hospital Sydney New South Wales Australia
- University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia
- University of Wollongong Wollongong New South Wales Australia
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- South Western Sydney Clinical School University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales Australia
- Cancer Therapy Centre Liverpool Hospital Sydney New South Wales Australia
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Men K, Zhang T, Chen X, Chen B, Tang Y, Wang S, Li Y, Dai J. Fully automatic and robust segmentation of the clinical target volume for radiotherapy of breast cancer using big data and deep learning. Phys Med 2018; 50:13-19. [PMID: 29891089 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2018.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2017] [Revised: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To train and evaluate a very deep dilated residual network (DD-ResNet) for fast and consistent auto-segmentation of the clinical target volume (CTV) for breast cancer (BC) radiotherapy with big data. METHODS DD-ResNet was an end-to-end model enabling fast training and testing. We used big data comprising 800 patients who underwent breast-conserving therapy for evaluation. The CTV were validated by experienced radiation oncologists. We performed a fivefold cross-validation to test the performance of the model. The segmentation accuracy was quantified by the Dice similarity coefficient (DSC) and the Hausdorff distance (HD). The performance of the proposed model was evaluated against two different deep learning models: deep dilated convolutional neural network (DDCNN) and deep deconvolutional neural network (DDNN). RESULTS Mean DSC values of DD-ResNet (0.91 and 0.91) were higher than the other two networks (DDCNN: 0.85 and 0.85; DDNN: 0.88 and 0.87) for both right-sided and left-sided BC. It also has smaller mean HD values of 10.5 mm and 10.7 mm compared with DDCNN (15.1 mm and 15.6 mm) and DDNN (13.5 mm and 14.1 mm). Mean segmentation time was 4 s, 21 s and 15 s per patient with DDCNN, DDNN and DD-ResNet, respectively. The DD-ResNet was also superior with regard to results in the literature. CONCLUSIONS The proposed method could segment the CTV accurately with acceptable time consumption. It was invariant to the body size and shape of patients and could improve the consistency of target delineation and streamline radiotherapy workflows.
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- Kuo Men
- National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China.
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- National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China.
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Contemporary approach to predict early biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy: update of the Walz nomogram. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 2018; 21:386-393. [DOI: 10.1038/s41391-018-0033-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2017] [Revised: 12/01/2017] [Accepted: 12/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The influence of the image registration method on the adaptive radiotherapy. A proof of the principle in a selected case of prostate IMRT. Phys Med 2018; 45:93-98. [PMID: 29472097 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2017.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Revised: 11/19/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To analyse the influence of the image registration method on the adaptive radiotherapy of an IMRT prostate treatment, and to compare the dose accumulation according to 3 different image registration methods with the planned dose. MATERIAL AND METHODS The IMRT prostate patient was CT imaged 3 times throughout his treatment. The prostate, PTV, rectum and bladder were segmented on each CT. A Rigid, a deformable (DIR) B-spline and a DIR with landmarks registration algorithms were employed. The difference between the accumulated doses and planned doses were evaluated by the gamma index. The Dice coefficient and Hausdorff distance was used to evaluate the overlap between volumes, to quantify the quality of the registration. RESULTS When comparing adaptive vs no adaptive RT, the gamma index calculation showed large differences depending on the image registration method (as much as 87.6% in the case of DIR B-spline). The quality of the registration was evaluated using an index such as the Dice coefficient. This showed that the best result was obtained with DIR with landmarks compared with the rest and it was always above 0.77, reported as a recommended minimum value for prostate studies in a multi-centre review. CONCLUSIONS Apart from showing the importance of the application of an adaptive RT protocol in a particular treatment, this work shows that the election of the registration method is decisive in the result of the adaptive radiotherapy and dose accumulation.
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Al-Hammadi N, Caparrotti P, Divakar S, Riyas M, Chandramouli SH, Hammoud R, Hayes J, Mc Garry M, Paloor SP, Petric P. MRI Reduces Variation of Contouring for Boost Clinical Target Volume in Breast Cancer Patients Without Surgical Clips in the Tumour Bed. Radiol Oncol 2017; 51:160-168. [PMID: 28740451 PMCID: PMC5514656 DOI: 10.1515/raon-2017-0014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2016] [Accepted: 02/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Omitting the placement of clips inside tumour bed during breast cancer surgery poses a challenge for delineation of lumpectomy cavity clinical target volume (CTVLC). We aimed to quantify inter-observer variation and accuracy for CT- and MRI-based segmentation of CTVLC in patients without clips. PATIENTS AND METHODS CT- and MRI-simulator images of 12 breast cancer patients, treated by breast conserving surgery and radiotherapy, were included in this study. Five radiation oncologists recorded the cavity visualization score (CVS) and delineated CTVLC on both modalities. Expert-consensus (EC) contours were delineated by a senior radiation oncologist, respecting opinions of all observers. Inter-observer volumetric variation and generalized conformity index (CIgen) were calculated. Deviations from EC contour were quantified by the accuracy index (AI) and inter-delineation distances (IDD). RESULTS Mean CVS was 3.88 +/- 0.99 and 3.05 +/- 1.07 for MRI and CT, respectively (p = 0.001). Mean volumes of CTVLC were similar: 154 +/- 26 cm3 on CT and 152 +/- 19 cm3 on MRI. Mean CIgen and AI were superior for MRI when compared with CT (CIgen: 0.74 +/- 0.07 vs. 0.67 +/- 0.12, p = 0.007; AI: 0.81 +/- 0.04 vs. 0.76 +/- 0.07; p = 0.004). CIgen and AI increased with increasing CVS. Mean IDD was 3 mm +/- 1.5 mm and 3.6 mm +/- 2.3 mm for MRI and CT, respectively (p = 0.017). CONCLUSIONS When compared with CT, MRI improved visualization of post-lumpectomy changes, reduced interobserver variation and improved the accuracy of CTVLC contouring in patients without clips in the tumour bed. Further studies with bigger sample sizes are needed to confirm our findings.
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- Noora Al-Hammadi
- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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Target volume definition for post prostatectomy radiotherapy: Do the consensus guidelines correctly define the inferior border of the CTV? Rep Pract Oncol Radiother 2016; 21:525-31. [PMID: 27656107 DOI: 10.1016/j.rpor.2016.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Revised: 04/01/2016] [Accepted: 07/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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AIM We compare urethrogram delineation of the caudal aspect of the anastomosis to the recommended guidelines of post prostatectomy radiotherapy. BACKGROUND Level one evidence has established the indications for, and importance of, adjuvant radiotherapy following radical prostatectomy. Several guidelines have recently addressed delineation of the prostate bed target volume including identification of the vesico-urethral anastomosis, taken as the first CT slice caudal to visible urine in the bladder neck. The inferior border of clinical target volume is then variably defined 5-12 mm below this anastomosis or 15 mm cranial to the penile bulb. METHODS AND MATERIALS Thirty-three patients who received adjuvant radiotherapy following radical prostatectomy were reviewed. All underwent planning CT with urethrogram. The authors (MM, JC) independently identified the CT slice caudal to the last slice showing urine in the bladder neck (called the CT Reference Slice), and measured the distance between this and the tip of the urethrogram cone. Five patients also had a diagnostic MRI at the time of CT planning to better visualize the anatomy. RESULTS Sixty-six readings were obtained. The mean distance between the Bladder CT Reference Slice and the most cranial urethrogram contrast slice was 16.1 mm (MM 16.4 mm, JC 15.8 mm), range: 6.8-34.2 mm. The mean distance between the urethrogram tip and the ischial tuberosities was 19.9 mm (range 12.5-29.8 mm). The mean distance between the CT Reference Slice and the ischial tuberosities was 36.9 mm (range 28.3-52.4 mm). CONCLUSIONS Guidelines for prostate bed radiation post prostatectomy have been developed after publication of the trials proving benefit of such treatment, and are thus untested. The anastomosis is a frequent site of local relapse but is variably defined by the existing guidelines, none of which take into account anatomic patient variation and all of which are at variance with urethrogram data. We recommend the use of planning urethrogram to better delineate the vesico-urethral junction and minimize the potential for geographic misses.
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Jani AB, Schreibmann E, Rossi PJ, Shelton J, Godette K, Nieh P, Master VA, Kucuk O, Goodman M, Halkar R, Cooper S, Chen Z, Schuster DM. Impact of 18F-Fluciclovine PET on Target Volume Definition for Postprostatectomy Salvage Radiotherapy: Initial Findings from a Randomized Trial. J Nucl Med 2016; 58:412-418. [PMID: 27609792 DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.116.176057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Accepted: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of the synthetic amino acid PET radiotracer 18F-fluciclovine in modifying the defined clinical and treatment-planning target volumes in postprostatectomy patients undergoing salvage radiotherapy and to evaluate the resulting dosimetric consequences to surrounding organs at risk. Methods: Ninety-six patients were enrolled in a randomized, prospective intention-to-treat clinical trial for potential salvage radiotherapy for recurrent prostate cancer after prostatectomy. The initial treatment plan was based on the results from conventional abdominopelvic CT and MRI. The 45 patients in the experimental arm also underwent abdominopelvic 18F-fluciclovine PET/CT, and the images were registered with the conventional images to determine whether the results would modify the initial treatment plan. The 51 patients in the control arm did not undergo 18F-fluciclovine PET/CT. For each patient, the clinical and treatment-planning target volumes that would have been treated before 18F-fluciclovine registration were compared with those after registration. For organs at risk (rectum, bladder, and penile bulb), the volumes receiving 40 Gy and 65 Gy before registration were compared with those after registration. Statistical comparisons were made using the paired t test. Acute genitourinary and gastrointestinal toxicity as defined by the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group was compared between the control and experimental arms using the χ2 test. Results: In 24 cases, radiotherapy was planned to a clinical target volume consisting of the prostate bed alone (CTV) (64.8-66.6 Gy). In 21 cases, radiotherapy was planned to a clinical target volume consisting of the pelvis (CTV1) (45.0 Gy) followed by a boost to the prostate bed (CTV2) (19.8-25.2 Gy). In each case, the respective treatment-planning target volume expansion (PTV, PTV1, or PTV2) was 0.8 cm (0.6 cm posterior). With the exception of PTV2, all postregistration volumes were significantly larger than the corresponding preregistration volumes. Analysis of the rectum, bladder, and penile bulb volumes receiving 40 Gy and 60 Gy demonstrated that only the penile bulb volumes were significantly higher after registration. No significant differences in acute genitourinary or gastrointestinal toxicity were observed. Conclusion: Including information from 18F-fluciclovine PET in the treatment-planning process led to significant differences in the defined target volume, with higher doses to the penile bulb but no significant differences in rectal or bladder dose or in acute genitourinary or gastrointestinal toxicity. Longer follow-up is needed to determine the impact of 18F-fluciclovine PET on cancer control and late toxicity endpoints.
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- Ashesh B Jani
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Urology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Urology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; and
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; and
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; and
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Segedin B, Petric P. Uncertainties in target volume delineation in radiotherapy - are they relevant and what can we do about them? Radiol Oncol 2016; 50:254-62. [PMID: 27679540 PMCID: PMC5024655 DOI: 10.1515/raon-2016-0023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2015] [Accepted: 02/01/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Background Modern radiotherapy techniques enable delivery of high doses to the target volume without escalating dose to organs at risk, offering the possibility of better local control while preserving good quality of life. Uncertainties in target volume delineation have been demonstrated for most tumour sites, and various studies indicate that inconsistencies in target volume delineation may be larger than errors in all other steps of the treatment planning and delivery process. The aim of this paper is to summarize the degree of delineation uncertainties for different tumour sites reported in the literature and review the effect of strategies to minimize them. Conclusions Our review confirmed that interobserver variability in target volume contouring represents the largest uncertainty in the process for most tumour sites, potentially resulting in a systematic error in dose delivery, which could influence local control in individual patients. For most tumour sites the optimal combination of imaging modalities for target delineation still needs to be determined. Strict use of delineation guidelines and protocols is advisable both in every day clinical practice and in clinical studies to diminish interobserver variability. Continuing medical education of radiation oncologists cannot be overemphasized, intensive formal training on interpretation of sectional imaging should be included in the program for radiation oncology residents.
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- Barbara Segedin
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Radation Oncology, National Centre for Cancer Care and Research, Doha, Qatar
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Jung SH, Yu JI, Park HC, Lim DH, Han Y. A feasibility study evaluating the relationship between dose and focal liver reaction in stereotactic ablative radiotherapy for liver cancer based on intensity change of Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced magnetic resonance images. Radiat Oncol J 2016; 34:64-75. [PMID: 27104169 PMCID: PMC4831971 DOI: 10.3857/roj.2016.34.1.64] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2015] [Revised: 12/03/2015] [Accepted: 01/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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PURPOSE In order to evaluate the relationship between the dose to the liver parenchyma and focal liver reaction (FLR) after stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR), we suggest a novel method using a three-dimensional dose distribution and change in signal intensity of gadoxetate disodium-gadolinium ethoxybenzyl diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (Gd-EOB-DTPA)-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) hepatobiliary phase images. MATERIALS AND METHODS In our method, change of the signal intensity between the pretreatment and follow-up hepatobiliary phase images of Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MRI was calculated and then threshold dose (TD) for developing FLR was obtained from correlation of dose with the change of the signal intensity. For validation of the method, TDs for six patients, who had been treated for liver cancer with SABR with 45-60 Gy in 3 fractions, were calculated using the method, and we evaluated concordance between volume enclosed by isodose of TD by the method and volume identified as FLR by a physician. RESULTS The dose to normal liver was correlated with change in signal intensity between pretreatment and follow-up MRI with a median R(2) of 0.935 (range, 0.748 to 0.985). The median TD by the method was 23.5 Gy (range, 18.3 to 39.4 Gy). The median value of concordance was 84.5% (range, 44.7% to 95.9%). CONCLUSION Our method is capable of providing a quantitative evaluation of the relationship between dose and intensity changes on follow-up MRI, as well as determining individual TD for developing FLR. We expect our method to provide better information about the individual relationship between dose and FLR in radiotherapy for liver cancer.
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- Sang Hoon Jung
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.; Department of Medical Device Management and Research, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences & Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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