CT image-guided intensity-modulated therapy for paraspinal tumors using stereotactic immobilization Journal Article
| Authors: | Yenice, K. M.; Lovelock, D. M.; Hunt, M. A.; Lutz, W. R.; Fournier-Bidoz, N.; Hua, C.; Yamada, J.; Bilsky, M.; Lee, H.; Pfaff, K.; Spirou, S. V.; Amols, H. I. |
| Article Title: | CT image-guided intensity-modulated therapy for paraspinal tumors using stereotactic immobilization |
| Abstract: | Purpose: To design and implement a noninvasive stereotactic immobilization technique with daily CT image-guided positioning to treat patients with paraspinal lesions accurately and to quantify the systematic and random patient setup errors occurring with this method. Methods and Materials: A stereotactic body frame (SBF) was developed for "rigid" immobilization of paraspinal patients. The inherent accuracy of this system for stereotactic CT-guided treatment was evaluated with phantom studies. Seven patients with thoracic and lumbar spine lesions were immobilized with the SBF and positioned for 33 treatment fractions using daily CT scans. For all 7 patients, the daily setup errors, as assessed from the daily CT scans, were corrected at each treatment fraction. A retrospective analysis was also performed to assess what the impact on patient treatment would have been without the CT-based corrections (i.e., if patient setup had been performed only with the SBF). Results: The average magnitude of systematic and random errors from uncorrected patient setups using the SBF was approximately 2 mm and 1.5 mm (1 SD), respectively. For fixed phantom targets, the system accuracy for the SBF localization and treatment was shown to be within 1 mm (1 SD) in any direction. Dose-volume histograms incorporating these uncertainties for an intensity-modulated radiotherapy plan for lumbar spine lesions were generated, and the effects on the dose-volume histograms were studied. Conclusion: We demonstrated a very accurate and precise method of patient immobilization and treatment delivery based on a noninvasive SBF and daily image guidance for paraspinal lesions. The SBF provides excellent immobilization for paraspinal targets, with setup accuracy better than 2 mm (1 SD). However, for highly conformal paraspinal treatments, uncorrected systematic and random errors of 2 mm in magnitude can result in a significantly greater (>100%) dose to the spinal cord than planned, even though the planned target coverage may not change substantially. With daily CT guidance using the SBF, we showed that the maximal spinal cord dose is ensured to be within 10-15% of the planned value. © 2003 Elsevier Science Inc. |
| Keywords: | retrospective studies; clinical trial; reproducibility of results; computer assisted tomography; radiotherapy; tomography, x-ray computed; computerized tomography; tumors; spinal neoplasms; intensity modulation; radiotherapy planning, computer-assisted; phantoms, imaging; patient treatment; patient positioning; immobilization; stereotaxic surgery; spine tumor; lumbar vertebrae; thoracic vertebrae; stereotaxic techniques; movement; stereotactic; paraspinal tumors; humans; human; priority journal; article; ct image guidance; stereotactic immobilization |
| Journal Title: | International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics |
| Volume: | 55 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| ISSN: | 0360-3016 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 2003-03-01 |
| Start Page: | 583 |
| End Page: | 593 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0360-3016(02)03942-1 |
| PUBMED: | 12573745 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Export Date: 12 September 2014 -- Source: Scopus |
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