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Peripheral doses from pediatric IMRT.

Eric E Klein1, Beth Maserang, Roy Wood

  • 1Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA. eklein@radonc.wustl.edu

Medical Physics
|August 11, 2006
PubMed
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Peripheral dose in pediatric intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is not predictable using adult phantom data. Pediatric IMRT peripheral dose is lower for regional organs but higher for distant organs than predicted.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Physics
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Pediatric Imaging

Background:

  • Existing peripheral dose (PD) data for radiotherapy primarily uses adult phantoms and conventional or large field sizes.
  • Pediatric peripheral dose reports are scarce, relying on models rather than direct measurements.
  • Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) involves higher monitor units (MUs) and potentially smaller field sizes in pediatric patients, necessitating specific PD assessments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if data from adult phantom studies or pediatric models can predict organ at risk (OAR) dose in pediatric IMRT.
  • To investigate the impact of IMRT delivery parameters and pediatric patient size on peripheral dose.
  • To compare peripheral doses for IMRT versus conventional 3D radiotherapy in pediatric patients.

Main Methods:

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  • Conducted peripheral dose measurements using slab phantoms with small field sizes (2-10 cm) and varied collimation.
  • Utilized a pediatric phantom (3-year-old) with micro and cylindrical ionization chambers to measure doses to organs like the thyroid, breast, ovaries, and testes.
  • Optimized IMRT and conventional 3D plans for five pediatric patients with intracranial lesions, delivering 180 cGy dose.

Main Results:

  • Peripheral dose near the field edge (<10 cm) was influenced by field size and collimation, with smaller fields and MLC use affecting scatter.
  • Distant peripheral dose was higher than predicted, particularly in the pediatric phantom, likely due to head leakage and smaller patient size (factor of ~3).
  • Thyroid doses were lower with IMRT (0.47-0.94 ratio) compared to conventional plans, while testes doses were significantly higher (3.3-5.3 ratio) with IMRT.

Conclusions:

  • Peripheral dose to organs at risk in pediatric IMRT cannot be reliably predicted using existing large-field adult phantom data.
  • Regional OAR doses in pediatric IMRT may be lower than predicted by conventional data, but distant peripheral doses are notably higher.
  • Accurate assessment of pediatric IMRT peripheral dose requires dedicated pediatric phantom studies and consideration of specific treatment parameters.