Abstract
Purpose:Postoperative cervical cancer patients with large target volume and the target shape is concave, treatmented with static intensity‐modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is time consuming. The purpose of this study is to investigate using constant dose rate and gantry speed arc therapy(CDR‐CAS‐IMAT) on conventional linear accelrator, by comparing with the IMRT technology to evaluate the performance of CDR‐CAS‐IMAT on postoperative cervical cancer patients.Methods:18 cervical cancer patients treated with IMRT on Varian 23IX were replanted using CDR‐CAS‐IMAT. The plans were generated on Oncentra v4.1 planning system, PTV was prescribed to 50.4 Gy in 28 fractions. Plans were evaluated based on the ability to meet the dose volume histogram. The homogeneity index (HI), conformity index (CI) of target volume, the dose of organs at risk, radiation delivery time and monitor units were also compared. SPSS 19.0 software paired T‐test analysis was carried out on the two sets of data.Results:Compared with the IMRT plans PTV's CI (t= 3.85, P =0.001), CTV's CI, HI, D90, D95, D98, V95, V98, V100 (t=4.21, −3.18, 2.13, 4.65, 7.79, 2.29, 6.00, 2.13, p=0.001, 0.005, 0.049, 0.000, 0.000, 0.035, 0.000, 0.049), and cord D2 and rectum V40 (t=−2.65, −2.47, p= P =0.017, 0.025), and treatment time and MU (t=−36.0, −6.26, P =0.000, 0.000) were better than that of IMRT group. But the IMRT plans in terms of decreasing bladder V50, bowel V30 (t=2.14, 3.00, P =0.048, 0.008) and low dose irradiation volume were superior to that of CDR‐CAS‐IMAT plans. There were no significant differences in other statistical index.Conclusion:Cervical cancer patients with CDR‐CAS‐IMAT on Varian Clinical 23IX can get equivalent or superior dose distribution compared with the IMRT technology. IMAT have much less treatment time and MU can reduce the uncertainty factor and patient discomfort in treatment.This work was supported by the Medical Science Foundation of the health department of Hebei Province (No. 20130253)
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