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Stevens RRF, Hazelaar C, Fast MF, Mandija S, Grehn M, Cvek J, Knybel L, Dvorak P, Pruvot E, Verhoeff JJC, Blanck O, van Elmpt W. Stereotactic Arrhythmia Radioablation (STAR): Assessment of cardiac and respiratory heart motion in ventricular tachycardia patients - A STOPSTORM.eu consortium review. Radiother Oncol 2023; 188:109844. [PMID: 37543057 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2023.109844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/07/2023]
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AIM To identify the optimal STereotactic Arrhythmia Radioablation (STAR) strategy for individual patients, cardiorespiratory motion of the target volume in combination with different treatment methodologies needs to be evaluated. However, an authoritative overview of the amount of cardiorespiratory motion in ventricular tachycardia (VT) patients is missing. METHODS In this STOPSTORM consortium study, we performed a literature review to gain insight into cardiorespiratory motion of target volumes for STAR. Motion data and target volumes were extracted and summarized. RESULTS Out of the 232 studies screened, 56 provided data on cardiorespiratory motion, of which 8 provided motion amplitudes in VT patients (n = 94) and 10 described (cardiac/cardiorespiratory) internal target volumes (ITVs) obtained in VT patients (n = 59). Average cardiac motion of target volumes was < 5 mm in all directions, with maximum values of 8.0, 5.2 and 6.5 mm in Superior-Inferior (SI), Left-Right (LR), Anterior-Posterior (AP) direction, respectively. Cardiorespiratory motion of cardiac (sub)structures showed average motion between 5-8 mm in the SI direction, whereas, LR and AP motions were comparable to the cardiac motion of the target volumes. Cardiorespiratory ITVs were on average 120-284% of the gross target volume. Healthy subjects showed average cardiorespiratory motion of 10-17 mm in SI and 2.4-7 mm in the AP direction. CONCLUSION This review suggests that despite growing numbers of patients being treated, detailed data on cardiorespiratory motion for STAR is still limited. Moreover, data comparison between studies is difficult due to inconsistency in parameters reported. Cardiorespiratory motion is highly patient-specific even under motion-compensation techniques. Therefore, individual motion management strategies during imaging, planning, and treatment for STAR are highly recommended.
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- Raoul R F Stevens
- Department of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiotherapy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiotherapy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Oncology, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- Department of Oncology, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- Department of Oncology, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- Heart and Vessel Department, Service of Cardiology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiotherapy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Zhang S, Lv B, Zheng X, Li Y, Ge W, Zhang L, Mo F, Qiu J. Dosimetric Study of Deep Learning-Guided ITV Prediction in Cone-beam CT for Lung Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy. Front Public Health 2022; 10:860135. [PMID: 35392465 PMCID: PMC8980420 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.860135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of a lung stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) treatment plan with the target of a newly predicted internal target volume (ITVpredict) and the feasibility of its clinical application. ITVpredict was automatically generated by our in-house deep learning model according to the cone-beam CT (CBCT) image database. Method A retrospective study of 45 patients who underwent SBRT was involved, and Mask R-CNN based algorithm model helped to predict the internal target volume (ITV) using the CBCT image database. The geometric accuracy of ITVpredict was verified by the Dice Similarity Coefficient (DSC), 3D Motion Range (R3D), Relative Volume Index (RVI), and Hausdorff Distance (HD). The PTVpredict was generated by ITVpredict, which was registered and then projected on free-breath CT (FBCT) images. The PTVFBCT was margined from the GTV on FBCT images gross tumor volume on free-breath CT (GTVFBCT). Treatment plans with the target of Predict planning target volume on CBCT images (PTVpredict) and planning target volume on free-breath CT (PTVFBCT) were respectively re-established, and the dosimetric parameters included the ratio of the volume of patients receiving at least the prescribed dose to the volume of PTV (R100%), the ratio of the volume of patients receiving at least 50% of the prescribed dose to the volume of PTV in the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 0813 Trial (R50%), Gradient Index (GI), and the maximum dose 2 cm from the PTV (D2cm), which were evaluated via Plan4DCT, plan which based on PTVpredict (Planpredict), and plan which based on PTVFBCT (PlanFBCT). Result The geometric results showed that there existed a good correlation between ITVpredict and ITV on the 4-dimensional CT [ITV4DCT; DSC= 0.83 ±0.18]. However, the average volume of ITVpredict was 10% less than that of ITV4DCT (p = 0.333). No significant difference in dose coverage was found in V100% for the ITV with 99.98 ± 0.04% in the ITV4DCT vs. 97.56 ± 4.71% in the ITVpredict (p = 0.162). Dosimetry parameters of PTV, including R100%, R50%, GI and D2cm showed no statistically significant difference between each plan (p > 0.05). Conclusion Dosimetric parameters of Planpredict are clinically comparable to those of the original Plan4DCT. This study confirmed that the treatment plan based on ITVpredict produced by our model could automatically meet clinical requirements. Thus, for patients undergoing lung SBRT, the model has great potential for using CBCT images for ITV contouring which can be used in treatment planning.
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Caines R, Sisson NK, Rowbottom CG. 4DCT and VMAT for lung patients with irregular breathing. J Appl Clin Med Phys 2021; 23:e13453. [PMID: 34816564 PMCID: PMC8803302 DOI: 10.1002/acm2.13453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Irregular breathing in lung cancer patients is a common contra-indication to 4D computerized tomography (4DCT), which may then limit radiotherapy treatment options. For irregular breathers, we investigated whether 3DCT or 4DCT (1) better represents tumor motion, (2) better represents average tumor densities, and (3) better allows for volumetric modulated arc threarpy (VMAT) plans delivered with acceptable dosimetric accuracy. METHODS Ten clinical breathing traces were identified with irregularities in phase and amplitude, and fed to a programmable moving platform incorporating an anthropomorphic lung tumor phantom. 3DCT and 4DCT data resorted by phase (4DCT-P) and amplitude (4DCT-A) were acquired for each trace. Tumors were delineated by Hounsfield unit (HU) thresholding and apparent motion range assessed. HU profiles were extracted from each image and agreement with calculated expected profiles quantified using area-under-curve (AUC) scoring. Clinically representative VMAT plans were created for each image, delivered to the irregularly moving phantom, and measured with a small-volume ion chamber at the tumor center. RESULTS Median difference from expected tumor motion range for 3DCT, 4DCT-P, and 4DCT-A was 2.5 [1.6-3.6] cm, 1.1 [0.1-1.9] cm, and 1.3 [0.4-1.9] cm, respectively (p = 0.005, 4DCT-P vs. 3DCT). Median AUC scores (ideal = 0) for 3DCT, 4DCT-P, and 4DCT-A were 0.25 [0.14-0.49], 0.12 [0.05-0.42], and 0.13 [0.09-0.44], respectively (p = 0.005, 4DCT-P vs. 3DCT). Nine of ten 4DCT-P plans and all 4DCT-A plans measured within 2.5% of expected dose in the treatment planning system (TPS), compared with seven 3DCT plans. CONCLUSION For the cases studied tumor motion range and average density was better represented with 4DCT compared with 3DCT, even in the presence of irregular breathing. 4DCT images allowed for delivery of VMAT plans with acceptable dosimetric accuracy. No significant differences were detected between phase and amplitude resorting. In combination with 4D cone beam imaging at treatment, our findings have given us confidence to introduce 4DCT and VMAT for lung radiotherapy patients with irregular breathing.
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- Rhydian Caines
- Medical Physics Department, Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, Liverpool, UK
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- Medical Physics Department, Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, Liverpool, UK
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- Medical Physics Department, Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, Liverpool, UK
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Li X, Chen E, Guo B, Yang W, Han R, Hu C, Zhang L, Pan C, Ma S, Kuang Y. The impact of respiratory motion and CT pitch on the robustness of radiomics feature extraction in 4DCT lung imaging. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2020; 197:105719. [PMID: 32916542 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2020.105719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) The precise radiomics analysis on thoracic 4DCT data is easily compromised by the respiratory motion and CT scan parameter setting, thus leading to the risk of overfitting and/or misinterpretation of data in AI-enabled therapeutic model building. In this study, we investigated the impact of respiratory amplitudes, frequencies and CT scan pitch settings within the thoracic 4DCT scan on robust radiomics feature selection. MATERIALS/METHODS A Three-dimensional QUSARTM lung tumor phantom was used to simulate different respiratory amplitudes and frequencies along with different CT scan pitch settings. A total of 43 tumor respiratory patterns extracted from 43 patients with non-small cell lung cancer were used to drive the QUSARTM lung tumor phantom to mimic the human tumor motion. The 4DCT images of the QUSARTM lung tumor phantom with different respiratory patterns and different CT scan pitch setups were acquired for radiomics feature extraction. A static high-quality CT images of the phantom acquired were also used as a reference for radiomics feature extraction. The range of respiratory amplitudes was mimicked at 3mm at left and right (LR) and anterior and posterior (AP) directions and 3mm - 15 mm at the superior and inferior (SI) direction with an interval of 2 mm. The respiratory frequencies were set at 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 20 beats per minute (BPMs), respectively. The CT scan pitches were set at 0.025, 0.048, 0.071, 0.93, 0.108, 0.14, 0.16, 0.18, 0.21, 0.23, and 0.25, respectively, which was based on a procedure described in Med. Phys. 30(1):88-97. The pairwise Concordance Correlation Coefficient (CCC) was used to determine the robustness of radiomics feature extraction via comparing the agreement in feature values between 1766 radiomics features extracted from each image acquired under different combinations of respiratory amplitudes and frequencies and CT scan pitches of 4DCT and those extracted from the static CT images. RESULTS (1) When the respiratory amplitudes were at 3, 5, 7, 9, 12 and 15mm in the SI direction, the maximum CCC index could be achieved at the reconstructed 4DCT phase images of 60%, 70%, 30%, 20%, 60%~70% and 10%, respectively. Under these six amplitudes, the maximum intensity projection (MIP) and average intensity projection (AIP) images reconstructed show mean CCC values of 0.778 and 0.609, respectively, in pairwise radiomics feature extraction comparison between 4DCT and static CT. (2) When the respiratory amplitude was set at 12 mm in the SI direction, the maximum CCC index could be consistently achieved at the reconstructed 4DCT phase of 90% for the seven respiratory frequencies of 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 20 BPMs, respectively. Under these respiratory states, the MIP and AIP images reconstructed show mean CCC values of 0.702 and 0.562, respectively. (3) When the respiratory amplitude was set at 12 mm and the respiratory frequency was set at 13 BPM, the maximum CCC index could be obtained at the reconstructed 4DCT phase of 90% for all scan pitches used except the 0% phase which was obtained at the pitch setting of 0.048. Under these CT scan pitch settings, the MIP and AIP images reconstructed show mean CCC values of 0.558 and 0.782, respectively. (4) The total number of robust features were 50, 34 and 35 with different respiratory amplitudes and phases and CT scanning pitch used (CCC values ≥ 0.99). CONCLUSION In 4DCT, the respiratory amplitude, frequency and CT scan pitch are three limiting factors that greatly affect the robustness of radiomics feature extraction. The reconstructed 4DCT phases with better robustness along with suitable respiratory amplitude, frequency and CT scan pitch determined could be used to guide the breathing training for patients with lung cancer for radiation therapy to improve the robust radiomics feature extraction process.
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- Xiadong Li
- Radiotherapy Department, Hangzhou Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou 310000, China; Department of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China; Radiotherapy Technology Department, Wenzhou Central Hospital, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Information Section, Wenzhou Central Hospital, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Radiotherapy Technology Department, Wenzhou Central Hospital, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Radiotherapy Technology Department, Wenzhou Central Hospital, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Radiotherapy Technology Department, Wenzhou Central Hospital, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Radiotherapy Department, Hangzhou Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310000, China.
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- Medical Physics Program, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA.
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Lambrecht M, Sonke JJ, Nestle U, Peulen H, Weber DC, Verheij M, Hurkmans CW. Quality assurance of four-dimensional computed tomography in a multicentre trial of stereotactic body radiotherapy of centrally located lung tumours. Phys Imaging Radiat Oncol 2018; 8:57-62. [PMID: 33458418 PMCID: PMC7807606 DOI: 10.1016/j.phro.2018.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2018] [Revised: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Background and Purpose Extensive radiation therapy quality assurance (RTQA) programs are needed when advanced radiotherapy treatments are used. As part of the RTQA four dimensional computed tomography (4DCT) imaging performance needs to be assessed. Here we present the RTQA data related to 4DCT procedures used within the context of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) of centrally located lung tumours. It provides an overview of the 4DCT acquisition methods and achievable accuracy of imaging lung tumour volumes. Materials and Methods 3DCT and 4DCT images were acquired from a CIRS phantom with spheres of 7.5 and 12.5 mm radius using the institutional scan protocols. Regular asymmetric tumour motion was simulated with varying amplitudes and periods. Target volumes were reconstructed using auto-contouring with scanner specific thresholds. Volume and amplitudes deviations were assessed. Results Although acquisition parameters were rather homogeneous over the eleven institutions analysed, volume deviations were observed. Average volume deviations for the 12.5 mm sphere were 15% (−4% to 69%) at end of inspiration, 2% (−2% to 9.0%) at end of expiration and 12% (0% to 36%) at mid-ventilation. For the 7.5 mm sphere deviations were 13% (−99% to 65%), 16% (−34% to 66%) and 1% (−13% to 20%), respectively. The amplitude deviation was generally within 2 mm although underestimations up to 6 mm were observed. Conclusions The expiration phase was the most accurate phase to define the tumour volume and should be preferred for GTV delineation of tumours exhibiting large motion causing motion artefacts when using mid-ventilation or tracking techniques. The large variation found among the institutions indicated that further improvements in 4DCT imaging were possible. Recommendations for 4DCT QA have been formulated.
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- Marie Lambrecht
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Netherland Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Kliniken Maria Hilf, Mönchengladbach, Germany.,Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Center for Proton Therapy, Paul Scherrer Institute, ETH Domain, Villigen, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Netherland Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Polenta V, Slater EP, Kann PH, Albers MB, Manoharan J, Ramaswamy A, Mahnken AH, Bartsch DK. Preoperative Imaging Overestimates the Tumor Size in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms Associated with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1. World J Surg 2018; 42:1440-1447. [PMID: 29075857 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-017-4317-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Radiological tumor size of non-functioning pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (Nf-pNENs) associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is a crucial parameter to indicate surgery. The aim of this study was to compare radiological size (RS) and pathologic size (PS) of MEN1 associated with pNENs. METHODS Prospectively collected data of MEN1 patients who underwent pancreatic resections for pNENs were retrospectively analyzed. RS was defined as the largest tumor diameter measured on endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT). PS was defined as the largest tumor diameter on pathological analysis. Student's t test and linear regression analysis were used to compare the median RS and PS. p < 0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS Forty-four patients with a median age of 37 (range 10-68) years underwent primary pancreatic resections for pNENs. Overall, the median RS (20 mm, range 3-100 mm) was significantly larger than the PS (13 mm, range 4-110 mm) (p = 0.001). In patients with pNENs < 20 mm (n = 27), the size difference (median RS 15 mm vs PS 12 mm) was also significant (p = 0.003). However, the only modality that significantly overestimated the PS was EUS (median RS 14 mm vs 11 mm; p = 0.0002). RS overestimated the PS in 21 patients (21 of 27 patients, 78%). Five of 11 patients (12%) with a Nf-pNEN and a RS > 20 mm had in reality a PS < 20 mm. MRI was the imaging technique that best correlated with PS in the total cohort (r = 0.8; p < 0.0001), whereas EUS was the best correlating imaging tool in pNENs < 20 mm (r = 0.5; p = 0.0001). CONCLUSION Preoperative imaging, especially EUS, frequently overestimates the size of MEN1-pNENs, especially those with a PS < 20 mm. This should be considered when indicating surgery in MEN1 patients with small Nf-pNENs.
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- V Polenta
- Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany. .,Department of General Surgery, Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, Conca 71, Torrette, 60020, Ancona, Italy.
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Division Endocrinology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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Jakobi A, Perrin R, Knopf A, Richter C. Feasibility of proton pencil beam scanning treatment of free-breathing lung cancer patients. Acta Oncol 2018; 57:203-210. [PMID: 28760089 DOI: 10.1080/0284186x.2017.1355107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The interplay effect might degrade the dose of pencil beam scanning proton therapy to a degree that free-breathing treatment might be impossible without further motion mitigation techniques, which complicate and prolong the treatment. We assessed whether treatment of free-breathing patients without motion mitigation is feasible. MATERIAL AND METHODS For 40 lung cancer patients, 4DCT datasets and individual breathing patterns were used to simulate 4D dynamic dose distributions of 3D treatment plans over 33 fractions delivered with an IBA universal nozzle. Evaluation was done by assessing under- and overdosage in the target structure using the parameters V90, V95, V98, D98, D2, V107 and V110. The impact of using beam-specific target volumes and the impact of changes in motion and patient anatomy in control 4DCTs were assessed. RESULTS Almost half of the patients had tumour motion amplitudes of less than 5 mm. Under- and overdosage was significantly smaller for patients with tumour motion below 5 mm compared to patients with larger motion (2% vs. 13% average absolute reduction of V95, 2% vs. 8% average increase in V107, p < .01). Simulating a 33-fraction treatment, the dose degradation was reduced but persisted for patients with tumour motion above 5 mm (average ΔV95 of <1% vs. 3%, p < .01). Beam-specific target volumes reduced the dose degradation in a fractionated treatment, but were more relevant for large motion. Repeated 4DCT revealed that changes in tumour motion during treatment might result in unexpected large dose degradations. CONCLUSION Tumour motion amplitude is an indicator of dose degradation caused by the interplay effect. Fractionation reduces the dose degradation allowing the unmitigated treatment of patients with small tumour motions of less than 5 mm. The beam-specific target approach improves the dose coverage. The tumour motion and position needs to be assessed during treatment for all patients, to quickly react to possible changes, which might require treatment adaptation.
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- Annika Jakobi
- OncoRay – National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden – Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden – Rossendorf, Institute of Radiooncology, Dresden, Germany
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Center for Proton Therapy, Villigen, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Center for Proton Therapy, Villigen, Switzerland
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- OncoRay – National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden – Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden – Rossendorf, Institute of Radiooncology, Dresden, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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Thomas DH, Santhanam A, Kishan AU, Cao M, Lamb J, Min Y, O'Connell D, Yang Y, Agazaryan N, Lee P, Low D. Initial clinical observations of intra- and interfractional motion variation in MR-guided lung SBRT. Br J Radiol 2018; 91:20170522. [PMID: 29166129 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20170522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate variations in intra- and interfractional tumour motion, and the effect on internal target volume (ITV) contour accuracy, using deformable image registration of real-time two-dimensional-sagittal cine-mode MRI acquired during lung stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) treatments. METHODS Five lung tumour patients underwent free-breathing SBRT treatments on the ViewRay system, with dose prescribed to a planning target volume (defined as a 3-6 mm expansion of the 4DCT-ITV). Sagittal slice cine-MR images (3.5 × 3.5 mm2 pixels) were acquired through the centre of the tumour at 4 frames per second throughout the treatments (3-4 fractions of 21-32 min). Tumour gross tumour volumes (GTVs) were contoured on the first frame of the MR cine and tracked for the first 20 min of each treatment using offline optical-flow based deformable registration implemented on a GPU cluster. A ground truth ITV (MR-ITV20 min) was formed by taking the union of tracked GTV contours. Pseudo-ITVs were generated from unions of the GTV contours tracked over 10 s segments of image data (MR-ITV10 s). RESULTS Differences were observed in the magnitude of median tumour displacement between days of treatments. MR-ITV10 s areas were as small as 46% of the MR-ITV20 min. CONCLUSION An ITV offers a "snapshot" of breathing motion for the brief period of time the tumour is imaged on a specific day. Real-time MRI over prolonged periods of time and over multiple treatment fractions shows that ITV size varies. Further work is required to investigate the dosimetric effect of these results. Advances in knowledge: Five lung tumour patients underwent free-breathing MRI-guided SBRT treatments, and their tumours tracked using deformable registration of cine-mode MRI. The results indicate that variability of both intra- and interfractional breathing amplitude should be taken into account during planning of lung radiotherapy.
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- David H Thomas
- 1 Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Colorado School of Medicine , Aurora, CO , USA
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- 2 Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California , Los Angeles, CA , USA
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- 2 Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California , Los Angeles, CA , USA
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- 2 Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California , Los Angeles, CA , USA
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- 2 Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California , Los Angeles, CA , USA
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- 2 Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California , Los Angeles, CA , USA
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- 2 Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California , Los Angeles, CA , USA
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- 2 Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California , Los Angeles, CA , USA
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- 2 Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California , Los Angeles, CA , USA
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- 2 Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California , Los Angeles, CA , USA
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- 2 Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California , Los Angeles, CA , USA
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Ono T, Nakamura M, Hirose Y, Kitsuda K, Ono Y, Ishigaki T, Hiraoka M. Estimation of lung tumor position from multiple anatomical features on 4D-CT using multiple regression analysis. J Appl Clin Med Phys 2017; 18:36-42. [PMID: 28661100 PMCID: PMC7663969 DOI: 10.1002/acm2.12121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Revised: 05/18/2017] [Accepted: 05/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
To estimate the lung tumor position from multiple anatomical features on four‐dimensional computed tomography (4D‐CT) data sets using single regression analysis (SRA) and multiple regression analysis (MRA) approach and evaluate an impact of the approach on internal target volume (ITV) for stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) of the lung. Eleven consecutive lung cancer patients (12 cases) underwent 4D‐CT scanning. The three‐dimensional (3D) lung tumor motion exceeded 5 mm. The 3D tumor position and anatomical features, including lung volume, diaphragm, abdominal wall, and chest wall positions, were measured on 4D‐CT images. The tumor position was estimated by SRA using each anatomical feature and MRA using all anatomical features. The difference between the actual and estimated tumor positions was defined as the root‐mean‐square error (RMSE). A standard partial regression coefficient for the MRA was evaluated. The 3D lung tumor position showed a high correlation with the lung volume (R = 0.92 ± 0.10). Additionally, ITVs derived from SRA and MRA approaches were compared with ITV derived from contouring gross tumor volumes on all 10 phases of the 4D‐CT (conventional ITV). The RMSE of the SRA was within 3.7 mm in all directions. Also, the RMSE of the MRA was within 1.6 mm in all directions. The standard partial regression coefficient for the lung volume was the largest and had the most influence on the estimated tumor position. Compared with conventional ITV, average percentage decrease of ITV were 31.9% and 38.3% using SRA and MRA approaches, respectively. The estimation accuracy of lung tumor position was improved by the MRA approach, which provided smaller ITV than conventional ITV.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tomohiro Ono
- Department of Radiation Oncology and Image-applied Therapy, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Image-applied Therapy, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Radiology, Osaka Red Cross Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Osaka Red Cross Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Osaka Red Cross Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Image-applied Therapy, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Low DA, Yang L, Chen J, O'Connel D, Lewis JH, Thomas DH, Lee P. Technical Note: Analysis of motion blurring artifact in fast helical free-breathing thoracic CT scans. Med Phys 2017; 44:1456-1461. [DOI: 10.1002/mp.12153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2016] [Revised: 01/25/2017] [Accepted: 02/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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- Daniel A. Low
- UCLA Department of Radiation Therapy; Los Angeles California 90095 USA
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- UCLA Department of Radiation Therapy; Los Angeles California 90095 USA
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- UCLA Department of Radiation Therapy; Los Angeles California 90095 USA
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- UCLA Department of Radiation Therapy; Los Angeles California 90095 USA
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- UCLA Department of Radiation Therapy; Los Angeles California 90095 USA
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- University of Colorado Department of Radiation Oncology; Denver Colorado 80045 USA
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- UCLA Department of Radiation Therapy; Los Angeles California 90095 USA
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Kupper M, Sprengel W, Winkler P, Zurl B. A method for improved 4D-computed tomography data acquisition. Z Med Phys 2016; 27:31-38. [PMID: 27265776 DOI: 10.1016/j.zemedi.2016.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2015] [Revised: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 05/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
In four-dimensional time-dependent computed tomography (4D-CT) of the lungs, irregularities in breathing movements can cause errors in data acquisition, or even data loss. We present a method based on sending a synthetic, regular breathing signal to the CT instead of the real signal, which ensures 4D-CT data sets without data loss. Subsequent correction of the signal based on the real breathing curve enables an accurate reconstruction of the size and movement of the target volume. This makes it possible to plan radiation treatment based on the obtained data. The method was tested with dynamic thorax phantom measurements using synthetic and real breathing patterns.
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- Martin Kupper
- Institut für Materialphysik, Technische Universität Graz, Austria.
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- Universitätsklinik für Strahlentherapie-Radioonkologie, Comprehensive Cancer Center Graz, Medizinische Universität Graz, Austria.
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- Universitätsklinik für Strahlentherapie-Radioonkologie, Comprehensive Cancer Center Graz, Medizinische Universität Graz, Austria.
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