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Table 1 Main characteristics of patients and treatment plan.

From: On the performances of Intensity Modulated Protons, RapidArc and Helical Tomotherapy for selected paediatric cases

 

Patient 1

Patient 2

Patient 3

Patient 4

Patient 5

Patient

Male, 12 y.o.

Female, 8 y.o.

Female, 5 y.o.

Female, 13 y.o.

Female, 8 y.o.

Diagnosis

Ewing Sarcoma extraosseous, intrathoracic

Rhabdomyosarcoma mediastinum, stage III

Metastasis of base of skull with bone, para-nasal and lef eye infiltration from Nefroblastoma of right kidney

Rhabdomyosarcoma anus.

Metastasis lymphnodes intrapelvic, inguinal and osseous

Wilm's tumour of the left kidney.

(Multiple lung metastasis).

Multiple liver metastasis

Status

After chemotherapy + surgery + chemotherapy

After chemotherapy

After chemotherapy + right nefrectomy

After chemotherapy

After chemotherapy + left nefrectomy + chemo-radiotherapy for lung metastasis

Radiotherapy dose

Prescription

PTV = 28 × 1.9 = 53.2 Gy

PTV scar = 28 × 1.6 = 44.8 Gy

PTVII = 25 × 1.98 = 49.5 Gy

PTVI = 25 × 1.80 = 45.0 Gy

PTVII = 17 × 2.5 = 42.5 Gy

PTVI = 17 × 1.8 = 30.6 Gy

PTVII = 25 × 1.98 = 49.5 Gy

PTVI = 25 × 1.80 = 45 Gy

PTV = 15 × 1.2 18 Gy

Target volumes

PTV = 564 cm3

PTV scar = 14 cm3

PTVI = 109 cm3

PTVII = 72 cm3

PTVI = 1436 cm3

PTVII = 104 cm3

PTVI = 618 cm3

PTVII = 193 cm3

PTV = 1234 cm3

Organs at risk dose objectives

Lung1 < 15 Gy

Heart1 < 30 Gy

Vertebra1 < 20 Gy

Spinal cord2 < 45 Gy

Lung1 < 15 Gy

Heart1 < 30 Gy

Vertebra1 < 20 Gy

Spinal cord2 < 45 Gy

Right eye1 < 40 Gy

Left eye (blind)1 < 50 Gy

Lens1 < 10 Gy

Spinal cord2 < 45 Gy

Rectum1 < 40 Gy

Bladder1 < 30 Gy

Uterus1 < 20 Gy

Femural heads1 < 20 Gy

Kidney1 < 10 Gy

Techniques

RA: 2 copl arcs, HDMLC

HT: Fld s. 2.5 cm, pitch 0.43

IMP: 3 fields

RA: 2 copl arcs, HDMLC

HT: Fld s. 2.5 cm, pitch 0.43

IMP: 2 fields

RA: 2 copl arcs, MLC120

HT: Fld s. 2.5 cm, pitch 0.43

IMP: 2 fields

RA: 2 non copl arcs, MLC120

HT: Fld s. 2.5 cm, pitch 0.43

IMP: 6 fields

RA: 2 non copl arcs, MLC120

HT: Fld s. 2.5 cm, pitch 0.43

IMP: 2 fields

Delivery time

MU

RA: 129 s, MU: 479

HT: 387 s MU: NA

IMP: NA MU: NA

RA: 123 s MU: 370

HT: 146 s MU: NA

IMP: NA MU: NA

RA: 129 s MU: 538

HT: 341 s MU: NA

IMP: NA MU: NA

RA: 127 s MU: 527

HT: 334 s MU: NA

IMP: NA MU: NA

RA: 129 s MU: 483

HT: 255 s MU: NA

IMP: NA MU: NA

  1. 1: mean dose; 2: maximum dose