Radiation Oncology,Hatay Public Hospital, Hatay, Turkey
Abstract
Background: This study aimed to facilitate decision-making in cases of breast cancer radiotherapy shifts by simulating millimetric shifts and analyzing their effects on dose distribution. Methods: The study included 30 patients with left side breast cancer who were treated with three dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) in the Radiation Oncology Department in Hatay Public Hospital, between January 2013 and April 2015. A treatment plan shifting at three axes with six different measures was simulated. Results: The biggest difference in values was (3mm shift) 476cGy, with a 7.7 % change for heart and 25.6% for spinal cord. The shifts in values respectively for CTV min, mean, max were -4.8%, 2.5%, 4%. The differences for lymphatic min, mean, max were 21.3%, 20.3%, -12.2%. Conclusion: The most important thing is not the treatment plan quality, but its practicality. The treatment plan must be practical and its practice must be controlled rigidly.
Sanli, Y., Cukurcayir, F., & Abacigil, F. (2016). Effects of Millimetric Shifts in Breast Cancer Radiotherapy on the Radiation Dose Distribution. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 17(3), 1197-1199.
MLA
Yusuf Tolga Sanli; Funda Cukurcayir; Fatma Abacigil. "Effects of Millimetric Shifts in Breast Cancer Radiotherapy on the Radiation Dose Distribution". Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 17, 3, 2016, 1197-1199.
HARVARD
Sanli, Y., Cukurcayir, F., Abacigil, F. (2016). 'Effects of Millimetric Shifts in Breast Cancer Radiotherapy on the Radiation Dose Distribution', Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 17(3), pp. 1197-1199.
VANCOUVER
Sanli, Y., Cukurcayir, F., Abacigil, F. Effects of Millimetric Shifts in Breast Cancer Radiotherapy on the Radiation Dose Distribution. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2016; 17(3): 1197-1199.
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