• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.227-234
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• 2018

Purpose: We compared how doses delivered via two-dimensional (2D) intracavitary brachytherapy (ICBT) and three-dimensional (3D) ICBT varied anatomically. Materials and Methods: A total of 50 patients who received 30 Gy of 3D ICBT after external radiotherapy (RT) were enrolled. We compared the doses of the actual 3D and 2D ICBT plans among patients grouped according to six anatomical variations: differences in a small-bowel V_2Gy, small bowel circumference, the direction of bladder distension, bladder volume, sigmoid V_3.5Gy, and sigmoid circumference. Seven dose parameters were measured in line with the EMBRACE recommendations. Results: In terms of bladder volume, the bladder and small-bowel D_2cc values were lower in the 150-250 mL bladder volume subgroup; and the rectum, sigmoid, and bladder D_2mL values were all lower in the >250 mL subgroup, for 3D vs. 2D ICBT. In the sigmoid V_3.5Gy >2 _mL subgroup, the sigmoid and bladder D_2mL values were significantly lower for 3D than 2D ICBT. The bladder D_2mL value was also significantly lower for 3D ICBT, as reflected by the sigmoid circumference. In patients with a small bowel V_2.0Gy >10 mL or small bowel circumference >15%, most dose parameters were significantly lower for 3D than 2D ICBT. The bladder distension direction did not significantly affect the doses. Conclusion: Compared to 2D ICBT, a greater bladder volume can reduce the internal 3D ICBT organ dose without affecting the target dose.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.85-92
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• 2017

목 적: 세기조절방사선치료(Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy; IMRT)에서 영상유도 시스템은 치료의 정확성 확보에 유리하다. 특히 골반치료의 경우 장기들의 위치와 모양이 환자상태 및 외부적 환경에 따라 변형이 발생하여 치료 전 확인이 필요하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 직장암 치료 시 골반 내 변화요인을 분석하였고, 자세의 재조정 방법을 고안해 적용하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 본원에서 시행한 직장암 환자 40명을 대상으로 하였고, 환자들의 치료 전 영상 530건을 분석하였다. 평가 항목으로 골격구조, 방광, 직장 내 가스, 소장, 연부조직, 체중감소 여부를 매우 좋음, 좋음, 나쁨 3단계로 구분하였고 각각의 건수와 비율을 산출하였다. 나쁨의 경우가 1개 이상 시 각각의 방법으로 해당 항목에 대해 재조정을 시행하였으며 그 비율을 구하였다. 결 과: 각각의 평가조건에서 치료하기에 매우 좋은 경우는 19.2 %였다. 치료에 적절한 경우는 54.9 %, 치료에 부적절한 경우는 25.8 %였으며, 치료에 부적절한 경우에는 재조정을 시행하여 치료 진행을 하였다. 결 론: 골반 내 장기의 변화는 같은 환자일지라도 치료 시 마다 다른 결과를 나타냈다. 평가 지표에 따라 진행이 부적절한 경우는 25.8 %였으며 재조정을 통하여 환자 자세 재현성을 확보 후 치료가 가능하였다. 따라서 정밀하게 계획되는 IMRT의 직장암 치료 시에는 영상유도시스템을 이용하여 정확한 치료가 필요하다 사료된다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권8호
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• pp.3279-3283
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• 2015

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most common gastrointestinal cancer and the incidence is increasing. CRC is more common with increasing age, but a proportion occurs in young adults, termed young CRC. This study assessed the incidence and the demographic of young CRC in Brunei Darussalam. Materials and Methods: All histologically proven CRC between 1986 and 2014 registered with the Department of Pathology cancer registry were reviewed and data extracted for analyses. Young CRC was defined as cancer in patients aged less than 45 years. The various population groups were categorized into locals (Malays, Chinese and Indigenous) and expatriates. Results: Over the study period, there were 1,126 histologically proven CRC (mean age $59.1{\pm}14.7$ years, Male 58.0%, Locals 91.8% and 8.2% expatriates). Young CRC accounted for 15.1% with the proportion declining over the years, from 29% (1986-1990) to 13.2% (2011-2014). The proportion of young CRC was highest among the indigenous (30.8%), followed by the expatriates (29.3%), Malays (14.3%) and lowest among the Chinese (10.8%). The mean age of young CRC was $35.9{\pm}6.2$; lowest among the indigenous ($33.5{\pm}6.7$), expatriate ($34.9{\pm}6.0$) groupd and the Malays ($35.6{\pm}6.5$) compared to the Chinese ($38.6{\pm}4.6$), a similar trend being observed in the non-young CRC groups. There were no difference between the genders and tumor locations (rectum or colon) between the young and the non-young CRC cases. Female young CRC was significantly younger than male (p<0.05) without any significant variation between the various population groups (p>0.05). Conclusions: Our study showed that the young CRC accounted for 15.1% of all CRC with declining trend observed over recent years. Young CRC was more common among indigenous, expatriates and Malays and least common among the Chinese. There were no differences in the gender and tumor locations.