RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Radiobiological Treatment Planning Evaluation of Inverse Planning Simulated Annealing for Cervical Cancer High-dose-rate Brachytherapy
JF Anticancer Research
JO Anticancer Res
FD International Institute of Anticancer Research
SP 935
OP 939
VO 35
IS 2
A1 PALMQVIST, TOMAS
A1 DOS S.MATIAS, LUCÍLIO
A1 MARTHINSEN, ANNE B.L.
A1 SUNDSET, MARIT
A1 WANDERÅS, ANNE D.
A1 DANIELSEN, SIGNE
A1 TOMA-DASU, IULIANA
YR 2015
UL http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/35/2/935.abstract
AB Aim: To compare five inverse treatment plans with one conventional manually-optimized plan for cervical cancer brachytherapy (BT) using radiobiological parameters combined with dosimetric and volumetric parameters. Materials and Methods: Five inverse treatment plans were calculated using an inverse planning simulated annealing (IPSA) algorithm for each of four fractions for 12 cervical cancer patients treated with high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy. The inverse treatment plans were compared to a manually-optimized plan used for the actual treatment of the patients. The comparison of the plans was performed with respect to the probability of cure without complication (P+). Results: Overall, the manually optimized plan scored the best results; however, the probability of cure without complication is within an acceptable clinical range for all the plans. Conclusion: Although there are still considerable uncertainties in the radiobiological parameters, the radiobiological plan evaluation method presents itself as a potential complement to physical dosimetric methods.