A 3D Computer-assisted Treatment Planning System for Breast Cancer Brachytherapy Treatment

Authors

Yuchong Rachel Jiang, Sheridan CollegeFollow
Edward R. Sykes, Sheridan CollegeFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-8-2014

Keywords

visualization, breast brachytherapy, 3D treatment planning system

Abstract

Purpose Brachytherapy is an option for treatment of breast cancer in some cases. This modality requires patient-specific dosimetry based on CT simulator scans. A 3D computerassisted breast brachytherapy treatment planning system called Vision was developed and tested. Methods The brachytherapy treatment planning system used volume estimation and dose analysis with advanced 3D visualization. The patient treatment volume reconstruction was designed to ensure high-volume accuracy requirement of radioactive seed implantation procedure for this treatment. The system enables interactive placement of radioactive seeds embedded in original patient CT images with 3D display. Results The system achieved 99.73% accuracy in volume estimation measured against the true volume and is statistically significantly more accurate than current existing commercial software at the p = 0.05 level. Conclusion A virtual 3D environment was developed to perform volume measurements, seed placements, and dose distribution planning and analysis based on 2D contours on patient CT images. This system was demonstrated to be feasible and accurate in a clinical setting.

Faculty

Faculty of Applied Science & Technology

School

School of Applied Computing

Journal

International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery

Version

Publisher's version

Peer Reviewed/Refereed Publication

yes

Terms of Use

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Copyright

© Yuchong Rachel Jiang, Edward R. Sykes

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

Original Publication Citation

Jiang, Y. R., & Sykes, E. R. (2015). A 3-D computer-assisted treatment planning system for breast cancer brachytherapy treatement. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 10(4), 373-381. doi:- 10.1007/s11548-014-1092-y

SOURCE Citation

Jiang, Yuchong Rachel and Sykes, Edward R., "A 3D Computer-assisted Treatment Planning System for Breast Cancer Brachytherapy Treatment" (2014). Faculty Publications and Scholarship. 1.
https://source.sheridancollege.ca/fast_appl_publ/1