Female patients treated with radiation for left-sided breast malignancy will undergo alternate fractions of Active Breathing Coordinator (ABC)-assisted and VisionRT-assisted Deep Inspiration Breath-Hold (DIBH).
Female patients treated with radiation for left-sided breast malignancy will undergo alternate fractions of ABC-assisted and VisionRT-assisted DIBH. Residual motion during breath-hold will be quantitatively assessed using MV fluoroscopy from the treatment beam itself (i.e., no additional radiation dose). The dosimetric impact of residual motion on organs at risk (heart and lung) will be assessed by applying rigid and/or deformable displacements to the planning CT images, computing the 3D dose map and comparing with the original planned dose map.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
11
The ABC system has a digital spirometer that records real time breathing. This group will be administered 14 fractions with ABC-assisted DIBH, followed by 14 fractions with VRT-assisted DIBH
A technology for implementing the deep inspiration breath-hold technique is real-time surface photogrammetry. This group will be administered 14 fractions with VRT-assisted DIBH, followed by 14 fractions with ABC-assisted DIBH.
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, United States
Residual Motion During Deep Inspiratory Breath-Hold (DIBH)
Residual motion is measured as range of breast/chest wall motion during the ABC or VisionRT assisted DIBH beam delivery. The range of motion will be measured in a unit of millimeter.
Time frame: All patients received treatment for 2 hours for a minimum of 6 weeks
Time of Simulation
To compare time of simulation and daily treatment for DIBH with both ABC and Vision RT
Time frame: All patients received treatment for 2 hours for a minimum of 6 weeks
Time of Treatment in Minutes
To compare time of simulation and daily treatment for DIBH with both ABC and Vision RT
Time frame: All patients received treatment for 2 hours for a minimum of 6 weeks
Reproducibility as Measure of Absolute Change of Breathing Chest Wall Excursion
Reproducibility is defined as the repeatability of inter and intra-fraction DIBH levels. Reproducibility as measure of absolute change of breathing chest wall excursion
Time frame: All patients received treatment for 2 hours for a minimum of 6 weeks
Radiation Dose to Heart
The dosimetric impact of residual motion on heart will be assessed by measuring the radiation dose to heart. We will measure radiation dose by applying rigid displacement to the planing CT and comparing with the original planned dose map.
Time frame: All patients received treatment for 2 hours for a minimum of 6 weeks
Radiation Dose to Lung
The dosimetric impact of residual motion on lung will be assessed by measuring the radiation dose to lung. We will measure radiation dose by applying rigid displacement to the planing CT and comparing with the original planned dose map.
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Time frame: All patients received treatment for 2 hours for a minimum of 6 weeks