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Improvement of matching fields using coplanar field border method in postmastectomy radiotherapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 August 2021

Anupong Kongsa Open the ORCID record for Anupong Kongsa [Opens in a new window] ,
Imjai Chitapanarux Open the ORCID record for Imjai Chitapanarux [Opens in a new window] ,
Anirut Watcharawipha Open the ORCID record for Anirut Watcharawipha [Opens in a new window] ,
Lalita Huntrakul Open the ORCID record for Lalita Huntrakul [Opens in a new window] ,
Warit Thongsuk Open the ORCID record for Warit Thongsuk [Opens in a new window]  and
Pitchayaponne Klunklin Open the ORCID record for Pitchayaponne Klunklin [Opens in a new window]
Anupong Kongsa
Affiliation:
Graduate School, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Imjai Chitapanarux*
Affiliation:
Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand Northern Thai Research Group of Radiation Oncology (NTRG-RO), Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai Cancer Registry, Faculty of Medicine, Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Anirut Watcharawipha
Affiliation:
Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand Northern Thai Research Group of Radiation Oncology (NTRG-RO), Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Lalita Huntrakul
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Warit Thongsuk
Affiliation:
Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Pitchayaponne Klunklin
Affiliation:
Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand Northern Thai Research Group of Radiation Oncology (NTRG-RO), Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
*
Author for correspondence: Prof. Imjai Chitapanarux, MD, Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Intavaroros Rd., Sriphum, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand. Tel: +66-53-935456. Fax: +66-53-935491. E-mails: [email protected], [email protected]
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Abstract

Aim:

To propose a new matching method for the supraclavicular (SC) and tangential fields on three-dimensional radiotherapy (3DRT) for postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT).

Methods:

A method of matching coplanar field borders (CFB) between the tangential and SC fields was created in 3DRT. The collimator angle of the medial tangential field was calculated to coplanar the SC field. The proposed method performance was ultimately benchmarked using the half beam block (HBB) and traditional three-field monoisocenter (TTM) methods by dosimetric comparison. The decision score was then employed to clarify the performance among these methods.

Results:

The results show that the TTM method exhibited not only low doses on the organs at risk (OAR) but also on the matching fields. The CFB and HBB produced comparable results, but the ipsilateral lung yielded lesser amounts than the HBB. The decision score indicated a low performance level when using the TTM method, whereas the CBF method exhibited a slightly higher performance score than the HBB.

Findings:

The CFB exhibited good performance in terms of the dose on OARs and at the matching fields. This method offers a comparable level of performance to the HBB. Thus, the CFB offers an alternative method of significant interest in PMRT.

Keywords

coplanarhalf beam blockpostmastectomythree-dimensional radiotherapy
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Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice , Volume 22 , 2023 , e8
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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