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Adaptive radiation therapy for pediatric head and neck malignancies: Dosimetric implications. 2015

Siddhartha Laskar, and Prakash Pandit, and Suman Mallik, and Pramod Tike, and Suresh Chaudhari, and Nehal Khanna, and Tushar Vora
Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Electronic address: laskars2000@yahoo.com.

OBJECTIVE This study was designed to evaluate the role of adaptive radiation therapy for children receiving curative radiation therapy to the head and neck region. METHODS Ten children receiving definitive, conformal radiation therapy to the head and neck region were prospectively evaluated for anatomic changes during the course of radiation therapy. Images were acquired midway through the number of planned radiation therapy fractions during the planned course of radiation therapy. Body contours, target volumes, and organs at risk were redrawn on the new set of images. Two sets of additional treatment plans were generated: (1) a nonoptimized plan (plan 2), that is, an overlay of the original plan (plan 1) on the new set of contours, and (2) an optimized plan (plan 3) with the new set of contours. These 3 sets of plans were then compared for dosimetric differences. RESULTS Five children had nasopharynx carcinoma, whereas the other 5 had embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma. The average reduction in gross tumor volume was 40% (mean volume, 41.87 mL; P = .005). The average changes in right and left parotid volumes were 2.72 and 1.92 mL, respectively. With nonoptimized plans, the average increase in maximum dose to the spinal cord was 15% (79.99%-94.99%; P = .013). With reoptimization, the maximum dose to the spinal cord decreased from 94.99% to 85.26% (mean difference, -9.73%; P = .02). Average D99 for the planning target volume (dose received by 99% of the target volume) was 88.66% and 86.89% with the original and reoptimized plans, respectively (P = .50). For the entire group, the mean conformation number index with nonoptimized plans was reduced from 0.734 to 0.628 (P = .013). This improved with reoptimization (P = .114). The homogeneity index improved with reoptimization from a mean value of 0.113 to 0.098 (P = 0.28). For nonoptimized plans, the average integral dose increased from 74.66 to 76.27 L-Gy (P = .486) compared with the original plans. Reoptimization resulted in a 5% average reduction in the integral dose, from 76.27 to 72.28 L-Gy (P = .007). CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates the usefulness of adaptive radiation therapy for children receiving radiation therapy to the head and neck region.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008297 Male Males
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D011874 Radiometry The measurement of radiation by photography, as in x-ray film and film badge, by Geiger-Mueller tube, and by SCINTILLATION COUNTING. Geiger-Mueller Counters,Nuclear Track Detection,Radiation Dosimetry,Dosimetry, Radiation,Geiger Counter,Geiger-Mueller Counter Tube,Geiger-Mueller Probe,Geiger-Mueller Tube,Radiation Counter,Counter Tube, Geiger-Mueller,Counter Tubes, Geiger-Mueller,Counter, Geiger,Counter, Radiation,Counters, Geiger,Counters, Geiger-Mueller,Counters, Radiation,Detection, Nuclear Track,Dosimetries, Radiation,Geiger Counters,Geiger Mueller Counter Tube,Geiger Mueller Counters,Geiger Mueller Probe,Geiger Mueller Tube,Geiger-Mueller Counter Tubes,Geiger-Mueller Probes,Geiger-Mueller Tubes,Probe, Geiger-Mueller,Probes, Geiger-Mueller,Radiation Counters,Radiation Dosimetries,Tube, Geiger-Mueller,Tube, Geiger-Mueller Counter,Tubes, Geiger-Mueller,Tubes, Geiger-Mueller Counter
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
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260 Female Females
D006258 Head and Neck Neoplasms Soft tissue tumors or cancer arising from the mucosal surfaces of the LIP; oral cavity; PHARYNX; LARYNX; and cervical esophagus. Other sites included are the NOSE and PARANASAL SINUSES; SALIVARY GLANDS; THYROID GLAND and PARATHYROID GLANDS; and MELANOMA and non-melanoma skin cancers of the head and neck. (from Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 4th ed, p1651) Cancer of Head and Neck,Head Cancer,Head Neoplasm,Head and Neck Cancer,Head and Neck Neoplasm,Neck Cancer,Neck Neoplasm,Neck Neoplasms,Neoplasms, Upper Aerodigestive Tract,UADT Neoplasm,Upper Aerodigestive Tract Neoplasm,Upper Aerodigestive Tract Neoplasms,Cancer of Head,Cancer of Neck,Cancer of the Head,Cancer of the Head and Neck,Cancer of the Neck,Head Neoplasms,Head, Neck Neoplasms,Neoplasms, Head,Neoplasms, Head and Neck,Neoplasms, Neck,UADT Neoplasms,Cancer, Head,Cancer, Neck,Cancers, Head,Cancers, Neck,Head Cancers,Neck Cancers,Neoplasm, Head,Neoplasm, Neck,Neoplasm, UADT,Neoplasms, UADT

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