Dosimetric impact of Acuros XB on cervix radiotherapy using RapidArc technique: a dosimetric study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Acuros XB (AXB) may predict better rectal toxicities and treatment outcomes in cervix carcinoma. The aim of the study was to quantify the potential impact of AXB computations on the cervix radiotherapy using the RapidArc (RA) technique as compared to anisotropic analytical algorithm (AAA) computations.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cohort of 30 patients previously cared for cervix carcinoma (stages II–IIIB) was selected for the present analysis. The RA plans were computed using AAA and AXB dose computation engines under identical beam setup and MLC pattern.
RESULTS: There was no significant (p > 0.05) difference in D95% and D98% to the planning target volume (PTV); moreover, a significant (p < 0.05) rise was noticed for mean dose to the PTV (0.26%), D50% (0.26%), D2% (0.80%) and V110% (44.24%) for AXB computation as compared to AAA computations. Further, AXB estimated a significantly (p < 0.05) lower value for maximum and minimum dose to the PTV. Additionally, there was a significant (p < 0.05) reduction observed in mean dose to organs at risk (OARs) for AXB computation as compared to AAA, though the reduction in mean dose was non-significant (p > 0.05) for the rectum. The maximum difference observed was 4.78% for the rectum V50Gy, 1.72%, 1.15% in mean dose and 2.22%, 1.48% in D2% of the left femur and right femur, respectively, between AAA and AXB dose estimations.
CONCLUSION: For similar target coverage, there were significant differences observed between the AAA and AXB computations. AAA underestimates the V50Gy of the rectum and overestimates the mean dose and D2% for femoral heads as compared to AXB. Therefore, the use of AXB in the case of cervix carcinoma may predict better rectal toxicities and treatment outcomes in cervix carcinoma using the RA technique.
Keywords: cervix carcinomaAAAAcuros XBRapidArcdose calculation
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