Poster - Thur Eve - 73: Prediction of risks of cardiac mortality and secondary cancers after radiotherapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and breast cancer

Medical Physics
A ToltzWilliam Parker

Abstract

To predict the risks of late, radiation-induced effects for young patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL), non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), or breast cancer (BC) if treated with intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT) compared to 3D conformal photon radiotherapy (3D-CRT). Late effects considered were cardiac mortality and secondary cancer in the lungs and breasts (for female patients). Patient data were acquired for twenty-six patients (ages 12-29) who were treated with 3D-CRT for HL, NHL, or BC in 2010. Original CT simulation images were used to re-plan the patients with IMPT using commercially-available treatment planning software. The contours of the organs at risk were reviewed by a single physician and modified for consistency. The dose-volume data of the 3D-CRT plans and the new IMPT plans were analyzed to model the risks of late effects. The relative seriality model was used to predict excess risk of cardiac mortality at fifteen years post-irradiation. A modified linear quadratic model was used to predict the Excess Absolute Risk (EAR) for induction of lung cancer and breast cancer at thirty years post-irradiation. For 3D-CRT and IMPT respectively, the mean excess risks of cardiac mortality were 0.9% and 0.5%. Mean EARs for...Continue Reading

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