Helical tomotherapy for brain metastases: dosimetric evaluation of treatment plans and early clinical results.

Abstract:

:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and treatment plans of intensity-modulated radiation therapy using helical tomotherapy (HT) for brain metastases. Twenty-three patients with 1 to 4 brain metastases were treated with HT. In combination with whole-brain radiotherapy (simultaneous plans), metastatic lesions, and the whole brain were treated with 50 Gy and 30 Gy, respectively, in 10 fractions, with a simultaneous integrated boost technique. In patients treated for brain metastases alone (focal plans), metastatic lesions were treated with 35 or 37.5 Gy in 5 fractions. The treatment plans were compared regarding the conformation number (CN) and homogeneity index (HI), and differences in these indexes between simultaneous and focal plans were examined by Student's t-test. Seven and 16 patients were treated with simultaneous plans and focal plans, respectively. The mean +/- SD of CN and HI values were 0.75 +/- 0.13 and 0.063 +/- 0.042, respectively, for simultaneous plans, and 0.73 +/- 0.12 and 0.052 +/- 0.023, respectively, for focal plans. The CN and HI between the two plans were not significantly different. Response rates in 13 patients with follow-up imaging were approximately 90% for both plans and the local control rate at 1 year was 69%. One patient with a huge tumor (34.0 cc) and WHO performance status 3 treated with focal plans experienced severe headache, requiring prolongation of the treatment time, and died at 8 days after completion of treatment. The exact cause of deterioration was uncertain as no radiological investigation was performed in this patient. No late complications were observed during follow-up periods up to 20 months. HT is a viable non-invasive technique for treatment of brain metastases and achieves high accuracy in terms of dose conformity and homogeneity.

authors

Tomita N,Kodaira T,Tachibana H,Nakamura T,Nakahara R,Inokuchi H,Shibamoto Y

doi

10.1177/153303460800700602

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-12-01 00:00:00

pages

417-24

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6

eissn

1533-0346

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1533-0338

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d=3032&c=4274&p=16948&do=detail

journal_volume

7

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