5. Patient positioning
and Immobilization
Volumetric Data
acqusition
Image Transfer
to the TPS
Target Volume
Delineation
3D Model
generation
Forward
Planning
Inverse
Planning
Dose distribution
Analysis
Treatment QA Treatment Delivery
8. Target volumes in radiotherapy
• GTV: Macroscopic extent of the tumor as defined by
radiological and clinical investigations.
• CTV: The GTV together with the surrounding microscopic
extension of the tumor constitutes the CTV. The CTV also
includes the tumor bed of a R0 resection (no residual).
• ITV (ICRU 62): The ITV encompasses the GTV/CTV with an
additional margin to account for physiological movement of the
tumor or organs. It is defined with respect to a internal
reference – most commonly rigid bony skeleton.
• PTV: A margin given to above to account for uncertainities
in patient setup and beam adjustment.
10. Target delineation advancements in sarcoma
MRI fusion VS CT
only USED FOR
PLANNING ,PET
1
DEVELOPMENT OF
CONSENSUS BY
RTOG for treatment
volumes
2
CT based atlas
development
3
11. RTOG Sarcoma Consensus on The GTV For Preoperative Radiotherapy of Large
High Grade Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma
MRI T1 plus contrast images .
Fusion of MRI and CT is recommended.
IV contrast is recommended.
12. RTOG Sarcoma Consensus on The CTV For
Preoperative Radiotherapy
(CTV) CTV = GTV + 3 cm in longitudinal(proximal and
distal) directions(no need to extend field out the
compartment ).
radial margin 1.5 cm including any portion of the
tumor not confined by an intact fascial barrier,
bone or skin surface.
13. CT ATLAS OF MSK ANATOMY FOR
SARCOMADEVELOPMENT BY RTOG
16. Treatment Planning & Delivery advancements
Better
tumor
deline
ation
Setup
accuracy
Daily
localizati
on
Higher dose to
tumor
lower dose to
normal tissue “
17. Treatment Planning & Delivery Advancements
1. dynamic multileaf collimators-->IMRT
2. volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT),
3. Image Guided Radiation therapy (IGRT)
4. four-dimensional CT, Using planning images
at multiple phases of the ventilatory
cycle.(4DRT) respiratory gating possible
5. Tomotherapy
6. Stereotactic body radiotherapy high dose
7. Adaptive radiotherapy
18.
19.
20. Treatment Planning & Delivery
Traditional radiation
therapy
consistent intensity of
radiation across the
treatment field.
multi-leaf collimators
•shape the radiation
field
•alter the intensity of
radiation delivered to
portions of the field
•IMRT POSSIBLE
28. IGRT and ART
•Image-guided radiation therapy serial imaging of
patient setup prior to treatment so that appropriate
positional adjustments can be made beforehand
•adaptive radiation therapy :IF imaging during a
course of treatment demonstrates changes in
patient anatomy (e.g., due to weight loss) or
changes in tumor shape, a second radiation plan
can be developed to adapt to these new data
34. SBRT
• What is SBRT? Technical
•Typically few-fraction (1 to 5) RT using large
individual fraction doses
•High dose conformality, i.e., “tight
around target”
• Rapid dose fall-off from target to surrounding normal tissue.
39. COMBINATION OF RADIATION WITH CHEMO
• Delaney TF, Spiro IJ, Suit HD, et al. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy and
radiotherapy for large extremity soft-tissue sarcomas. Int J Radiat
Oncol Biol Phys 2003;56:1117-1127.
• Mullen JT, Kobayashi W, Wang JJ, et al. Long-term follow-up of
patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy
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916.
• kraybill WG, Harris J, Spiro IJ, et al. Long-term results of a phase 2
study of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy in the
management of high-risk, high-grade, soft tissue sarcomas of the
extremities and body wall: Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Trial
9514. Cance,2010;116:4613-4621
45. Alternative Radiation Modalities
Neutrons: produce recoil protons, alpha-particles, and heavier nuclear fragments.
Consequently, their biologic properties differ from those of X-rays:
reduced OER, little or no repair of sublethal damage, and less
variation of sensitivity through the cell cycle.
Protons radiobiologic properties similar to those of X-rays;
Negative π-mesons and heavy ions were introduced with the hope
of combining the radiobiologic advantages attributed to neutrons
with the dose distribution advantage characteristic of protons.
46.
47. Carbon ion therapy
Schulz-Ertner D, Nikoghosyan A, Hof H, et al. Carbon ion radiotherapy
of skull base chondrosarcomas. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys
2007;67(1):171–177.
Kamada T, Tsujii H, Tsuji H, et al. Efficacy and safety of carbon ion radiotherapy in
bone and soft tissue sarcomas. J Clin Oncol 2002;20(22):4466–4471
Weber DC, Rutz HP, Pedroni ES, et al. Results of spot-scanning proton radiation
therapy for chordoma and chondrosarcoma of the skull base: the Paul Scherrer
Institut experience. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2005;63(2):401–409
Proton therapy
50. ENHANCING THE EFFECT OF RT
• radiation-induced DNA damage is postulated to be the main
source of cell death, the toxicity of radiotherapy is also
modulated by molecular pathways and tumor
microenvironmental factors
54. Antiangioginesis
• Phase II studies in STS suggested that sorafenib is most active against
angiosarcomas and Leiomyosarcomas
Canter RJ, Borys D, Olusanya A, et al. Phase I Trial of Neoadjuvant
Conformal Radiotherapy Plus Sorafenib for Patients with Locally
Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Extremity. Ann Surg Oncol.
2014;21(5):1616–16
Meyer JM, Perlewitz KS, Hayden JB, et al. Phase I trial of preoperative
chemoradiation plus sorafenib for high-risk extremity soft tissue.
sarcomas with dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI correlates. Clin
Cancer Res. 2013;19(24):6902–6911.
55. Theoretically, angiogenesis inhibitors may improve the efficacy
of radiotherapy either by normalizing tumor blood vessels to
improve tumor oxygenation and reduce intratumoral pressure or
by increasing the rate of tumor apoptosis through direct inhibition
of cellular survival signals
56. Future of sarcoma treatment ?
•Surgical resection of sarcoma ! Modification!
•Increasing the effect of radiation therapy by
implantation of devices after the resection of
tumoral mass
•Implantation of chemotherapy releasing
materials in place of resected tumor
•Multimodality treatment should be included
in treatment of sarcoma
•Better trial design should be considered
Work flow of radiation therapy 3D conformal radiation therapy
1.Patient positioning and Immobilization2. Volumetric Data acquisition 3.Target Volume Delineation
Advancements in RT subdivided To 4 major categories
as shown in The slide
in order To understand the Advancement in Target delineation
It is good To have a review on Target volumes in radiotherapy
GTV: Macroscopic extent of the tumor as defined by radiological and clinical investigationsGTV: Macroscopic extent of the tumor as defined by radiological and clinical investigations.
CTV: The GTV together with the surrounding microscopic extension of the tumor constitutes the CTV. The CTV also includes the tumor bed of a R0 resection (no residual).
ITV (ICRU 62): physiological movement of the tumor or organs. It is defined with respect to a internal reference – most commonly rigid bony skeleton.
PTV: uncertainities in patient setup and beam adjustment.
MRI images used for Planning have increased Accuracy of Tumor delineationandnowit is recommended to use
MRI with gd Contrast Tone images for volume delineation
2. Consensus development by RTOG
3.Ctscan Atlas for Anatomy of extremity by RTOG
MRI T1 plus contrast images (MRI with contrast is required).
Fusion of MRI and CT is recommended to delineate the GTV for radiotherapy planning.
Intravenous contrast is recommended, particularly for upper extremity lesions,
Clinical Target Volume (CTV) for intermediate-to-high grade sarcoma ≥ 5 cm: GTV+ Microscopic involvement
Typically CTV = GTV plus 3 cm margins in the longitudinal(proximal and distal) directions.no need to extend field out the compartment . radial margin from the lesion should be 1.5 cm including any portion of the tumor not confined by an intact fascial barrier, bone or skin surface
Advancements in Treatment Planning and delivery Second major Area which along with Torget delineation had improved the outcomes of Sarcoma
2.in which modulated treatments
are delivered as the radiation treatment
machine rotates in an arc around the patient,
have both improved conformality (the ability to
sculpt, or conform, the dose closely to the target)
and reduced treatment times
The Evolution of RT from 1960 from first LINAC
Standard collimators to multileatcollimators MLC
3DCRt Possible by it
Intensity modulation by IMRT at Right you see area that is in Field of
RT but receives lower Dose Than other Parts
IN THIS SLIDE WE CAN SEE THAT AT THE RIGHT SIDE HOW IMRT can spare large dose to normal tissue
While it can provide enough dose to tumor
Recent Trial results showing superiority of
IMRT Both in Tumor Control Local Control better
also Toxicity Lower
serial imaging of patient setup prior to treatment so that appropriate positional adjustments can be made beforehand
serial imaging of patient setup prior to treatment so that appropriate positional adjustments can be made beforehand
if imaging during a course of treatment demonstrates changes in patient anatomy (e.g., due to weight loss) or changes in tumor shape, a second radiation plan can be developed to adapt to these new data
here you Can see the imaging device by
Red arrow
and the Therapy Head with blue Arrow
IGRT and reduction of tat Toxicity
example of different Planning's methods
Likelike sculpting A sculptor
Method of Radiotherapy which delivers high dose of RT per fraction
Usually 6-30 Gry Per fraction
Stereotactic BODY Radiation therapy
Robotic cyber knife for SBRT
Particle beams such as protons and heavier ions (carbon ions) have more favorable physical and biologic characteristics than photons, which make them appealing for clinical use
The early recognition that X-rays could produce local tumor control
in some patients and not in others led to the notion that other forms
of ionizing radiations might be superior.
Bragg peak release of energy
published data for treatment of chordomas and chondrosarcomas of the skull base as well as for paraspinal and sacral bone tumors.
Radiation (RT)-induced cellular toxicity occurs through
the production of double-stranded DNA break, which promptly activates
a series of DNA damage response (DDR) that may repair the
damage and rescue the cell from death through apoptosis, senescence,
necrosis, mitotic catastrophe, and autophagy. Beyond DDR,
the cell’s ability to survive from RT is also modulated by other
biological pathways related to A) angiogenesis, B) cell cycle regulation,
C) survival signaling, and D) cancer-host immune interaction.
The activity of these pathways may be modulated by different targeted
agents that in combination with RT may enhance the cytotoxicity
of RT in soft-tissue sarcomas. DDR = DNA damage response;
RT = radiotherapy.
Figure 2. Tumor angiogenesis is frequently found in soft-tissue sarcomas
(STSs), leading to high levels of aberrant vasculatures, acute
and chronic hypoxia, and increased interstitial pressures within
the STS microenvironment. Treatment of STS with angiogenesis
inhibitors may renormalize the tumor vasculature. This would in turn
increase tumor tissue oxygenation and reduce the interstitial pressure,
thus increasing the sensitivity of the cells to radiotherapy.
RT = radiotherapy.
and determined the maximum tolerated
dose of sorafenib to be 400 mg daily when combined with
chemoradiation (epirubicin/ifosfamide and 28Gy/8 fractions) or
radiotherapy (50Gy/25 fractions).