Analysis of Set-up Errors during CT-scan, Simulation, and Treatment Process in Breast Cancer Patients

국문 초록 (Abstract)

목 적: 방사선 치료 시 3차원 영상 획득에 방사선치료 전용으로 개발된 모의 CT를 사용하고 있으나 아직까지도 많은 병원에서는 일반 진단용 CT를 이용하고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 21명의 유방암 환자를 대상으로 모의치료, 진단용 CT기를 이용한 CT 스캔, 및 치료 과정 사이의 준비 오차를 분석하였다.대상 및 방법: 준비 오차는 isocenter, SSD, CLD, 및 수술 시 삽입된 클립의 위치들의 변화를 계산하여 분석하였다. 모의조사에서 얻어진 x-ray 영상에 나타난 해부학적 구조물과 CT 스캔 시 isocenter를 표시하기 위해 환자의 몸에 부착된 marker를 기준으로 정해진 isocenter에서 얻은 DRR 영상상의 구조물을 비교하여 잘 일치하지 않을 경우 새로운 isocenter가 정해졌고 이러한 isocenter의 위치 변화를 계산하였다.결 과: 21명의 환자 중 7명의 경우 DRR상과 모의치료 필름상의 해부학적 구조물이 21명의 환자 중 7명이
일치하지 않았으므로 치료계획을 실행하기에 앞서 새로운 isocenter를 정하였다. Isocenter 이동을 근거로 계산된 진단용 CT와 모의 치료간에 발생되는 평균 준비오차의 표준편차는 횡측 방향으로 2.3 mm, longitudinal 방향으로 1.6 mm, 그리고 AP 방향으로 1.6 mm이다. 모의치료와 CT data의 AP 방향 및 tangential 방향에서 측정된 SSD 값의 평균오차 및 표준편차는 각각 1.9±2.3 mm 및 2.8±3.7 mm이다. 모의치료와 DRR간의 CLD 오차의 변화범위는 0 에서 6 mm 이고 모의치료와 portal 영상간의 오차범위는 0에서 5 mm이다. 클립을 기준으로 계산된 그룹의 systematic error는 횡측 방향으로 1.7 mm, AP 방향으로 2.1 mm, 그리고 SI 방향으로 1.7 mm이다. 결 론: 연구 결과 SSD, CLD, 클립의 움직임 및 isocenter의 위치변화 측면에서 분석될 경우 그다지 큰 오차는 발생하지 않았음을 보여준다. 그러므로 본 연구결과 유방암 환자의 경우 진단용 CT를 사용한다 하더라도 준비오차는 모의 CT를 사용하는 경우와 비교하여 차이가 없음을 알 수 있다. 그러나 모의치료와 CT 스캔 사이의 준비오차를 감소하기 위해서는 CT 영상 획득 시 환자 위치고정에 특별한 주의를 기울여야 한다.

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Purpose: Although computed tomography (CT) simulators are commonly used in radiation therapy department,
many institution still use conventional CT for treatments. In this study the setup errors that occur
during simulation, CT scan (diagnostic CT scanner), and treatment were evaluated for the twenty one breast
cancer patients. Materials and Methods: Errors were determined by calculating the differences in isocenter location, SSD, CLD, and locations of surgical clips implanted during surgery. The anatomic structures on simulation film and DRR image were compared to determine the movement of isocenter between simulation and CT scan. The isocetner point determined from the radio-opaque wires placed on patient's surface during CT scan
was moved to new position if there was anatomic mismatch between the two images. Results: In 7/21 patients, anatomic structures on DRR image were different from the simulation image thus new isocenter points were placed for treatment planning. The standard deviations of the diagnostic CT setup errors relative to the simulator setup in lateral, longitudinal, and anterior-posterior directions were 2.3, 1.6, and 1.6 mm, respectively. The average variation and standard deviation of SSD from AP field were 1.9 mm and 2.3 mm and from tangential fields were 2.8 mm and 3.7 mm. The variation of the CLD for the 21 patients ranged from 0 to 6 mm between simulation and DRR and 0 to 5 mm between simulation and treatment. The group systematic errors analyzed based on clip locations were 1.7 mm in lateral direction, 2.1 mm in AP direction, and 1.7 mm in SI direction. Conclusion: These results represent that there was no significant differences when SSD, CLD, clips' locations and isocenter locations were considered. Therefore, it is concluded that when a diagnostic CT scanner is used to acquire an image, the set-up variation is acceptable compared to using CT simulator for the treatment of breast cancer. However, the patient has to be positioned with care during CT scan in order to reduce the setup error between simulation and CT scan.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Introduction
• Materials and Methods
• Results and Discussions
• Conclusion

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