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- Title
Dosimetric comparison between VMAT with different dose calculation algorithms and protons for soft-tissue sarcoma radiotherapy.
- Authors
Fogliata, Antonella; Scorsetti, Marta; Navarria, Piera; Catalano, Maddalena; Clivio, Alessandro; Cozzi, Luca; Lobefalo, Francesca; Nicolini, Giorgia; Palumbo, Valentina; Pellegrini, Chiara; Reggiori, Giacomo; Roggio, Antonella; Vanetti, Eugenio; Alongi, Filippo; Pentimalli, Sara; Mancosu, Pietro
- Abstract
Background. To appraise the potential of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT, RapidArc) and proton beams to simultaneously achieve target coverage and enhanced sparing of bone tissue in the treatment of soft-tissue sarcoma with adequate target coverage. Material and methods. Ten patients presenting with soft-tissue sarcoma of the leg were collected for the study. Dose was prescribed to 66.5 Gy in 25 fractions to the planning target volume (PTV) while significant maximum dose to the bone was constrained to 50 Gy. Plans were optimised according to the RapidArc technique with 6 MV photon beams or for intensity modulated protons. RapidArc photon plans were computed with: 1) AAA; 2) Acuros XB as dose to medium; and 3) Acuros XB as dose to water. Results. All plans acceptably met the criteria of target coverage (V95% >90-95%) and bone sparing (D1cm3 <50 Gy). Significantly higher PTV dose homogeneity was found for proton plans. Near-to-maximum dose to bone was similar for RapidArc and protons, while volume receiving medium/low dose levels was minimised with protons. Similar results were obtained for the remaining normal tissue. Dose distributions calculated with the dose to water option resulted ∼5% higher than corresponding ones computed as dose to medium. Conclusion. High plan quality was demonstrated for both VMAT and proton techniques when applied to soft-tissue sarcoma.
- Subjects
RADIATION dosimetry; ALGORITHMS; FISHER exact test; LEG; SARCOMA; TOMOGRAPHY; PLANNING techniques; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Acta Oncologica, 2013, Vol 52, Issue 3, p545
- ISSN
0284-186X
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.3109/0284186X.2012.689853