Abstract
본 연구는 각 호흡 위상에 따른 계획용표적체적(planning target volume. PTV)의 움직임 및 체적(PTV volume)의 변화를 횡격막(diaphragm)의 움직임을 이용하여 정량적으로 분석함으로써 폐암의 호흡 동기 방사선치료를 위한 최적화된 호흡 위상을 알아보고자 하였다. 비특이적 호흡이나 불규칙적인 호흡에 의한 체계적 오류(system error)를 화하기 위하여 모의 호흡 훈련을 시행하였다. 정규화된 호흡 동기 방사선치료 절차에 따라 각 호흡 위상 i에 따른 4차원 전산화치료계획(4-dimensional computed tomography. 4DCTi)을 시행하였으며 0~90%, 30~70%, 40~60% 호흡 위상으로 재구성된 4DCTi 영상에서 PTV를 정의하고 PTVi의 움직임 및 체적의 변화를 정략적으로 분석하였다. 모의호흡 훈련에 의한 평균 호흡 주기는 <TEX>$3.4{\pm}0.5$</TEX>초로 나타났으며 임상적으로 유도되는 예상 값과 실제 측정값의 일치 정도를 나타내는 R-제곱 값은 1에 근접하여 유의하였다. 또한 각 호흡 위상 i에 따른 PTVi의 움직임은 0~90% 호흡 위상의 경우 <TEX>$13.4{\pm}6.4mm$</TEX>, 30~70% 호흡 위상의 경우 <TEX>$6.1{\pm}2.9mm$</TEX>, 40~60% 호흡 위상의 경우 <TEX>$4.0{\pm}2.1mm$</TEX> 이었으며 PTVi의 체적 변화는 30~70% 호흡 위상의 경우 <TEX>$32.6{\pm}8.7%$</TEX>, 40~60% 호흡 위상의 경우 <TEX>$41.6{\pm}6.2%$</TEX> 감소되었다. 결론적으로 짧은 호흡 위상(40~60%: 30% duty cycle) 폭을 적용하였을 때 PTV의 움직임 및 체적의 변화가 감소되어 호흡을 고려한 PTV 마진이 4mm 이내이면서 PTV 내 선량의 균일성을 얻을 수 있었다. This study was to analyze quantitatively movement of planning target volume (PTV) and change of PTV volume through movement of diaphragm according to breathing phase. The purpose of present study was to investigate optimized respiration phase for radiation therapy of lung cancer. Simulated breathing training was performed in order to minimize systematic errors which is caused non-specific or irregular breathing. We performed 4-dimensional computed tomography (4DCTi) in accordance with each respiratory phase in the normalized respiratory gated radiation therapy procedures, then not only defined PTVi in 0 ~ 90%, 30 ~ 70% and 40 ~ 60% in the reconstructed 4DCTi images but analyzed quantitatively movement and changes of volume in PTVi. As a results, average respiratory cycle was <TEX>$3.4{\pm}0.5$</TEX> seconds by simulated breathing training. R2-value which is expressed as concordance between clinically induced expected value and actual measured value, was almost 1. There was a statistically significant. And also movement of PTVi according to each respiration phase 0 ~ 90%, 30 ~ 70% and 40 ~ 60% were <TEX>$13.4{\pm}6.4mm$</TEX>, <TEX>$6.1{\pm}2.9mm$</TEX> and <TEX>$4.0{\pm}2.1mm$</TEX> respectively. Change of volume in PTVi of respiration phase 30 ~ 70% was decreased by <TEX>$32.6{\pm}8.7%$</TEX> and 40 ~ 60% was decreased by <TEX>$41.6{\pm}6.2%$</TEX>. In conclusion, PTVi movement and volume change was reduced, when we apply a short breathing phase (40 ~ 60%: 30% duty cycle) range. Furthermore, PTVi margin considered respiration was not only within 4mm but able to get uniformity of dose.
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