Iranian Journal of Medical Physics

Iranian Journal of Medical Physics

CTV to PTV Margins Based On CBCT Method for Prostate Cancer of Patients Treated With VMAT Technique

Document Type : Original Paper

Authors
Morad Erraoudi 1
Youssef Bouzekraoui 2
Hicham Asmi 1
FARIDA BENTAYEB 3
1 Laboratory of high energy physics Modelisation Simulation, Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
2 Hassan First University of Settat, High Institute of Health Sciences, Laboratory of Sciences and Health Technologies, Settat, Morocco
3 Departement of Physics, Laboratory of High Energy Physics, Modelling and Simulation, Faculty of Science, Mohammed V Agdal University, Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco
10.22038/ijmp.2022.61725.2041
Abstract
Introduction: Patient repositioning in treatment radiotherapy is one of the main factors that increase error of target irradiation. However additional margin is necessary to consider the uncertainties created along and around X, Y and Z-axis.
Material and Methods: Set-up and random errors were calculated in translational and rotational axis for a sample of 20 prostatic patients; using daily IGRT-CBCT method. The aim of this study was to determine the additional margin that should be added from clinical target volume (CTV) to prevent toxicity and increase the irradiation precision in radiotherapy. The van Hark formula (PTV margin =2.5Σ +0.7σ) was used for all patients to perform PTV margin for prostatic localization.
Results: The research performed for a sample of 20 consecutive patients. With respect to systematic error along the lateral axis, longitudinal and anterior-posterior was 2.32, 2.42 and 3.54 respectively. The Random error was 1.82, 2.19 and 1.76° along lateral axis, longitudinal and anterior-posterior respectively. The rotational systematic error was 1.49, 2.04 and 2.14° around lateral, longitudinal and anterior-posterior axis respectively. The Random error was 1.78, 1.75 and 1.63° around lateral, longitudinal and anterior-posterior axis respectively. The calculated safety margin to cover clinical target volume (CTV) taking the prostate variability into account measured 7.55, 8.08 and 10.79 mm for lateral, longitudinal and anterior posterior respectively and 7mm would be enough in the posterior side. Rotational set-up errors for almost 95% of patients were between -2° and 2°.
Conclusion: The calculated safety margin in all direction was smaller than 1 cm except in anterior side that was 1 cm or more.
Keywords
CTV
PTV
CBCT Method
VMAT
Prostate
Subjects
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Iranian Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 20, Issue 5
September and October 2023
Pages 266-272

  • Receive Date 21 November 2021
  • Revise Date 11 July 2022
  • Accept Date 17 July 2022