深吸气屏气和自由呼吸状态在乳腺托架固定下全乳调强放疗中的摆位误差研究

目的 比较乳腺癌保乳术后深吸气屏气(DIBH)与自由呼吸(FB)状态下放疗的摆位误差。方法 回顾性分析 2016年4月至 2018年6月在中国医学科学院肿瘤医院接受保乳术后采用DIBH技术行全乳放疗的左侧乳腺患者 30例,并选取 30例自由呼吸状态下接受全乳放疗的乳腺癌患者作为对照。比较放疗计划系统CT图像与放射治疗期间锥形束CT的位移,确定摆位误差,并计算临床靶体积(CTV)外扩至计划靶体积(PTV)的边界。摆位误差的比较采用t检验。结果 全组患者共拍摄锥形束CT图像318套,平均每人(5.1±1.1)套。FB患者摆位误差在x轴、y轴和z轴的位移分别为(2.2±1.7) mm,(3.1±2.5) mm,(3.3±2.3) mm。DIBH患者摆位误差在x轴、y轴和z轴的位移分别为(2.1±1.6) mm,(2.6±1.7) mm,(2.5±2.1) mm。在y轴和z轴方向,DIBH患者的位移显著小于FB患者(P=0.015、0.004),两组患者在x轴方向位移无明显差别(P=0.294)。DIBH患者CTV至PTV在x轴、y轴和z轴方向外扩边界分别为6.2、7.3、7.8mm。DIBH组放疗第一周与后续放疗、不同体重指数(BMI)的摆位误差无差别。结论 乳腺癌保乳术后全乳放疗时,DIBH技术摆位误差小于FB,推荐DIBH放疗的CTV至PTV的外扩边界为 6~8mm。

Comparison of setup errors between deep inspiration breath hold and free breathing for whole breast irradiation

Objective To compare the setup errors between deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) and free breathing (FB) for breast cancer patients who were treated with whole breast irradiation (WBI) after breast conserving surgery (BCS). Methods In this retrospective analysis, 30 breast cancer patients receiving WBI following BCS using DIBH in National Cancer Center/ Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, an 30 patients treated with WBI using FB were enrolled as comparator.The kilovoltage cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) was performed to evaluate and reduce setup errors. The optimal margins from clinical target volume (CTV) to planning target volume (PTV) for DIBH were estimated. The differences of setup errors between two techniques were compared using independent two-sample t-test. Results A total of 318 sets of CBCT images were acquired, with (5.1±1.1) sets per patient on average. The setup errors along the three translational directions (laternal, longitudinal and vertical) were (2.1±1.6) mm,(2.6±1.7) mm and (2.5±2.1) mm for DIBH, and (2.2±1.7) mm,(3.1±2.5) mm and (3.3±2.3) mm for FB, respectively. Compared with FB, DIBH significantly reduced setup errors in the longitudinal (P=0.015) and vertical (P=0.004) directions, whereas the setup errors in the lateral direction did not significantly differ (P=0.294). The optimal margins from CTV to PTV using DIBH were 6.2 mm, 7.3 mm and 7.8 mm, respectively.In the DIBH group, treatment fractions at the beginning and higher body mass index (BMI) did not associate with larger set-up deviation. Conclusions DIBH technique yields less setup errors than FB for breast cancer patients treated with WBI after BCS. The CTV-PTV margins of 6-8 mm are recommended for DIBH.