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An improved technique for breast cancer irradiation including the locoregional lymph nodes. 2000

C W Hurkmans, and A E Saarnak, and B R Pieters, and J H Borger, and I A Bruinvis
The Netherlands Cancer Institute/Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Huis, Plesmanlaan, Amsterdam. hurkmans@nki.nl

OBJECTIVE To find an irradiation technique for locoregional irradiation of breast cancer patients which, compared with a standard technique, improves the dose distribution to the internal mammary-medial supraclavicular (IM-MS) lymph nodes. The improved technique is intended to minimize the lung dose and reduce the dose to the heart. METHODS The standard technique consists of an anterior mixed electron/photon IM-MS field. In the improved technique, an oblique electron and an oblique asymmetric photon field are combined to irradiate the IM lymph nodes. To irradiate the MS lymph nodes, a combination of an anterior electron and an anterior asymmetric photon field is used. For both the standard and the improved technique, tangential photon fields are used to irradiate the breast. Three-dimensional (3D) treatment planning was performed for 8 patients with various breast sizes for these two techniques. Dose-volume histograms (DVHs) and normal tissue complication probabilities (NTCPs) were compared for both techniques. The field dimensions and energy of the standard technique were determined at simulation, whereas for the improved technique the fields were designed by CT-based treatment planning. RESULTS The dose in the breast planning target volume was essentially the same for both techniques. For the improved technique, combined with 3D localization information, an improvement in the IM-MS planning target coverage is seen. The volume within the 95% isodose surface was on average 25% (range, 0-64%) and 74% (range, 43-90%) for the standard and improved technique, respectively. The heart generally receives less dose with the improved technique. However, sometimes a small but acceptable increase in lung dose is found. CONCLUSIONS The improved technique, combined with localization information of the IM-MS lymph nodes, greatly improves the dose distribution in the planning target volume for a large group of patients without significantly increasing the dose to organs at risk.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008168 Lung Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood. Lungs
D010825 Physics The study of those aspects of energy and matter in terms of elementary principles and laws. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Physic
D011879 Radiotherapy Dosage The total amount of radiation absorbed by tissues as a result of radiotherapy. Dosage, Radiotherapy,Dosages, Radiotherapy,Radiotherapy Dosages
D011880 Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted Computer-assisted mathematical calculations of beam angles, intensities of radiation, and duration of irradiation in radiotherapy. Computer-Assisted Radiotherapy Planning,Dosimetry Calculations, Computer-Assisted,Planning, Computer-Assisted Radiotherapy,Calculation, Computer-Assisted Dosimetry,Calculations, Computer-Assisted Dosimetry,Computer Assisted Radiotherapy Planning,Computer-Assisted Dosimetry Calculation,Computer-Assisted Dosimetry Calculations,Dosimetry Calculation, Computer-Assisted,Dosimetry Calculations, Computer Assisted,Planning, Computer Assisted Radiotherapy,Radiotherapy Planning, Computer Assisted
D012016 Reference Values The range or frequency distribution of a measurement in a population (of organisms, organs or things) that has not been selected for the presence of disease or abnormality. Normal Range,Normal Values,Reference Ranges,Normal Ranges,Normal Value,Range, Normal,Range, Reference,Ranges, Normal,Ranges, Reference,Reference Range,Reference Value,Value, Normal,Value, Reference,Values, Normal,Values, Reference
D001943 Breast Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the human BREAST. Breast Cancer,Breast Tumors,Cancer of Breast,Breast Carcinoma,Cancer of the Breast,Human Mammary Carcinoma,Malignant Neoplasm of Breast,Malignant Tumor of Breast,Mammary Cancer,Mammary Carcinoma, Human,Mammary Neoplasm, Human,Mammary Neoplasms, Human,Neoplasms, Breast,Tumors, Breast,Breast Carcinomas,Breast Malignant Neoplasm,Breast Malignant Neoplasms,Breast Malignant Tumor,Breast Malignant Tumors,Breast Neoplasm,Breast Tumor,Cancer, Breast,Cancer, Mammary,Cancers, Mammary,Carcinoma, Breast,Carcinoma, Human Mammary,Carcinomas, Breast,Carcinomas, Human Mammary,Human Mammary Carcinomas,Human Mammary Neoplasm,Human Mammary Neoplasms,Mammary Cancers,Mammary Carcinomas, Human,Neoplasm, Breast,Neoplasm, Human Mammary,Neoplasms, Human Mammary,Tumor, Breast
D005260 Female Females
D006321 Heart The hollow, muscular organ that maintains the circulation of the blood. Hearts
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective

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