What is the dosimetric impact of isotropic vs anisotropic safety margins for delineation of the clinical target volume in breast brachytherapy?

The purpose of the study was to report dosimetric differences for breast brachytherapy plans optimized for clinical target volume (CTV) generated using conventional isotropic expansion of tumor bed volume (TBV) and Groupe Européen de Curiethérapie–European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (GEC-...

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Veröffentlicht in:Brachytherapy 2021-01, Vol.20 (1), p.155-162
Hauptverfasser: Kumar, Anuj, Wadasadawala, Tabassum, Joshi, Kishore, Pathak, Rima, Scaria, Libin, Upreti, Ritu Raj, Bhajbhuje, Rajesh, Shet, Tanuja, Parmar, Vani, Gupta, Sudeep, Mokal, Smruti, Sarin, Rajiv
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Zusammenfassung:The purpose of the study was to report dosimetric differences for breast brachytherapy plans optimized for clinical target volume (CTV) generated using conventional isotropic expansion of tumor bed volume (TBV) and Groupe Européen de Curiethérapie–European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (GEC-ESTRO) recommendations to expand the TBV anisotropically to achieve a total safety margin of 2 cm (resection margin size + added safety margin). Institutional records of 100 patients who underwent accelerated partial breast irradiation using multicatheter interstitial brachytherapy from May 2015 to March 2020 were reviewed retrospectively. Two sets of CT-based plans were made, one with 1-cm isotropic margins around the tumor bed (CTV_ISO) and the other with anisotropic margins (CTV_GEC). Plans were evaluated and compared using the American Brachytherapy Society and GEC-ESTRO guidelines. The median TBV was 36.97 cc. The median margin widths were as follows: anterior 1.2, posterior 1.0, superior 1.0, inferior 0.9, medial 1.2, and lateral 1.2 cm. The mean tumor bed coverage index was 0.94; 0.93 [p.066], the CTV coverage index 0.86; 0.84 [p 0.001], the dose homogeneity index (DHI) 0.77; 0.75 [p 
ISSN:1538-4721
1873-1449
DOI:10.1016/j.brachy.2020.06.019