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Acute radiodermatitis in modern adjuvant 3D conformal radiotherapy for breast cancer - the impact of dose distribution and patient related factors.
Radiat. Oncol. 13:218 (2018)
PurposeThis study was performed to evaluate skin toxicity during modern three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) and to evaluate the importance of dose distribution and patient related factors.Material and methodsThis study comprises 255 patients with breast cancer treated with tangential three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) after breast conserving surgery between 03/2012 and 05/2017. The median prescribed dose was 50.4Gy (range 50-50.4) and 92.2% of the patients received a sequential boost of 10-16Gy. Adverse skin toxicities (according to CTCAE v. 4.03 and the occurrence of moist desquamations) were assessed at the end of treatment. The dose distribution in the skin (5mm strip from the patient outline) and in the CTV was evaluated and correlated to the CTCAE scores and the occurrence of moist desquamation.Results42.4% of the patients developed grade I, 55.7% grade II and 2% grade III skin toxicities. Moist desquamation was observed in 59 cases (23.1%). Dose distribution within the CTV and skin was homogenous with only small areas receiving 107% of the prescribed dose (median: 0.7cm(3)) in the CTV and 105% (median 0.5cm(3)) in the skin. On univariate analysis breast size as well as V107%(CTV), V105%(skin) and V80%(skin) correlated significantly (p<0.05) with the incidence of skin toxicity. On multivariate analysis only V80%(skin) was confirmed as independent risk factor.ConclusionModern tangential multi-field 3D-CRT allows a homogeneous dose distribution with similar skin toxicity as compared to studies performing IMRT. Dose distribution within the skin (V80%) might have a relevant impact on the severity of skin toxicity and the occurrence of moist desquamation.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Keywords
3d-crt ; Breast Cancer ; Prognostic Factors ; Radiodermatitis ; Skin; Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy; Acute Skin Toxicity; Radiation-therapy; Dermatitis
ISSN (print) / ISBN
1748-717X
e-ISSN
1748-717X
Journal
Radiation Oncology
Quellenangaben
Volume: 13,
Issue: 1,
Article Number: 218
Publisher
BioMed Central
Publishing Place
Campus, 4 Crinan St, London N1 9xw, England
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Peer reviewed
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Institute of Radiation Medicine (IRM)