Progress in Medical Physics (한국의학물리학회지:의학물리)
- Volume 14 Issue 2
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- Pages.90-98
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- 2003
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- 2508-4445(pISSN)
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- 2508-4453(eISSN)
3-D Conformal Radiotherapy for CNS Using CT Simulation
입체조준장치를 이용한 중추신경계의 방사선 입체조형치료 계획
Abstract
Purpose : A new virtual simulation technique for craniospinal irradiation (CSI) that uses a CT-simulator was developed to improve the accuracy of field and shielding placement as well as patient positioning. Materials and Methods : A CT simulator (CT-SIM) and a 3-D conformal radiation treatment planning system (3D-CRT) were used to develop CSI. The head and neck were immobilized with a thermoplastic mask while the rest of the body was immobilized with a Vac-Loc. A volumetric image was then obtained with the CT simulator. In order to improve the reproducibility of the setup, datum lines and points were marked on the head and body. Virtual fluoroscopy was performed with the removal of visual obstacles, such as the treatment table or immobilization devices. After virtual simulation, the treatment isocenters of each field were marked on the body and on the immobilization devices at the conventional simulation room. Each treatment fields was confirmed by comparing the fluoroscopy images with the digitally reconstructed radiography (DRR) and digitally composited radiography (DCR) images from virtual simulation. Port verification films from the first treatment were also compared with the DRR/DCR images for geometric verification. Results : We successfully performed virtual simulations on 11 CSI patients by CT-SIM. It took less than 20 minutes to affix the immobilization devices and to obtain the volumetric images of the entire body. In the absence of the patient, virtual simulation of all fields took 20 min. The DRRs were in agreement with simulation films to within 5 mm. This not only reducee inconveniences to the patients, but also eliminated position-shift variables attendant during the long conventional simulation process. In addition, by obtaining CT volumetric image, critical organs, such as the eyes and the spinal cord, were better defined, and the accuracy of the port designs and shielding was improved. Differences between the DRRs and the portal films were less than 3 m in the vertebral contour. Conclusion : Our analysis showed that CT simulation of craniospinal fields was accurate. In addition, CT simulation reduced the duration of the patient's immobility. During the planning process. This technique can improve accuracy in field placement and shielding by using three-dimensional CT-aided localization of critical and target structures. Overall, it has improved staff efficiency and resource utilization by standard protocol for craniospinal irradiation.
목적 : 척수에 전이가 가능한 뇌종양 치료를 위한 두개척수 방사선치료를 전산화단층촬영장치(volumetric spiral CT)와 입체조준장치(CT simulator) 및 3차원 조형치료계획장치(3D conformal planning system)를 이용한 두개척수 방사선치료계획 방법을 개발하고 기하학적 검증을 통하여 유용성과 정확성을 평가한다. 방법 : 연세암센터 방사선종양학과에서 두개척수 방사선치료를 받은 환자 11명을 대상으로 전산화 단층촬영을 이용한 입체 모의치료계획과 3차원 방사선조형치료를 시행하였다. 중증의 뇌종양 환자의 두경부는 두부고정틀(thermoplastic mask,
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