Prospective study of postoperative whole breast radiotherapy for Japanese large-breasted women: a clinical and dosimetric comparisons between supine and prone positions and a dose measurement using a breast phantom

BMC Cancer

Research Article

Shuhei Sekii¹  Kana Takahashi¹  Naoya Murakami¹  Yoshinori Ito¹  Hiroyuki Okamoto¹  Koji Inaba¹  Hiroshi Igaki¹  Jun Itami¹  Yoshikazu Kagami²  Madoka Morota³  Takashi Uno⁴ 

[1] Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, 104-0045, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan;Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Showa University, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, 142-8666, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan;Department of Radiation Oncology, Showa University Koto Toyosu Hospital, 5-1-38 Toyosu, 135-0061, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan;Department of Radiology, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, 263-8522, Chiba-shi, Chiba, Japan;

关键词: Breast cancer;    Prone breast radiotherapy;    Dose homogeneity;    Acute radiation dermatitis;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12885-016-2794-z

 received in 2016-01-22, accepted in 2016-09-19,  发布年份 2016

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThis prospective study aimed to compare dose volume histograms (DVH) of the breasts and organs at risk (OARs) of whole breast radiotherapy in the supine and prone positions, and frequency and severity of acute and late toxicities were analyzed.MethodsEarly-stage breast cancer patients with large breasts (Japanese bra size C or larger, or the widest measurements of the bust ≥ 95 cm) undergoing partial mastectomy participated in this study. CT-based treatment plans were made in each position, and various dosimetric parameters for the breast and OARs were calculated to compare the supine and prone radiotherapy plans. The actual treatment was delivered in the position regarded as better.ResultsFrom 2009 to 2010, 22 patients were prospectively accrued. Median follow-up period was 58 months. The homogeneity index and lung doses were significantly lower in the prone position (P = 0.008, P < 0.0001 and P < 0.0001, respectively). Cardiac dose showed no significant differences between two positions. By comparing two plans, the prone position was chosen in 77 % of the patients. In the prone position, ≥ grade 2 acute dermatitis were seen in 47 % of patients treated, whereas 20 % of the patients treated in the supine position had grade 2 and no cases of grade 3, although without a statistical significance of the rates of ≥ grade 2 acute dermatitis between the two positions (P = 0.28). The actual dose measurement using a breast phantom revealed significantly higher surface dose of the breast treated in the prone position than that in the supine position.ConclusionsBreast irradiation in the prone position improves PTV homogeneity and lowers doses to the OARs in the Japanese large-breast patients. However meticulous positioning of the breast in the prone board avoiding the bolus effect is necessary to prevent acute dermatitis.

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