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2. HISTORY OF ICRU
Standardization body set up in 1925 by the
international congress of radiology (ICR).
In the late 1950s the ICRU started publishing
reports on an irregular basis - on average two to
three a year.
In 2001 the publication cycle was regularised and
reports are now published bi-annually under the
banner "Journal of the ICRU"
3. PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE OF ICRU
Its objective "is to develop concepts, definitions and
recommendations for the use of quantities and
their units for ionizing radiation and its interaction
with matter, in particular with respect to the
biological effects induced by radiation".
4. ICRU Report No: 29 (1978)
“Dose specification for reporting external beam
therapy in photons and electrons
ICRU Report – 50 (1993)
Supercedes and updates Report 29
Prescribing, Recording, and Reporting photon beam
therapy
ICRU Report – 62 (1999)
Supplement to ICRU Report No: 50
(ICRU 50 still valid)
6. ICRU REPORT - 50
PRESCRIBING, RECORDING, AND
REPORTING PHOTON BEAM THERAPY
When delivering a radiotherapy tretament, parameters
such as volume and dose have to be specified for
different purposes: prescription, recording, and reporting.
The aims are –
To have a consistent treatment policy and improve it in the
light of experience
To be able to compare the results of treatment with those of
departmental colleagues
Other radiation oncologists should be able to benefit from the
department’s experience
The results to be meaningfully compared with those of other
centers, without having access to the complete data
7. AIM OF THERAPY
Is imp as it influences the:-
Choice of the volume to be treated
Radiation dose
Treatment technique
ICRU-50
8. Radical treatment of Malignant disease:-
To achieve permanent tumor control
Volumes to be treated is tumor and the expected
subclinical disease.
Palliative treatment of Malignant disease
To decrease symptoms
May include all or only part of the tumor
Non-malignant diseases
ICRU-50
9. DESCRIBED VOLUMES
Gross target volume
Clinical target volume
Planning target volume
Organs at risk
Treated volume
Irradiated volume
ICRU-50
Defined prior
to T/t
planning
During T/t
planning
Depends on the
T/t technique
11. GROSS TUMOR VOLUME ( GTV )
Definition
Gross demonstrable extent and location of the malignant
growth.
• It consists of :
- Primary tumor(GTV primary)
- Metastatic lymphadenopathy(GTV nodal)
- Other metastasis(GTV M)
• If the tumor has been removed prior to radiotherapy
then no GTV can be defined.
ICRU-50
12. Determination of shape,size and location of the GTV
•Clinical examination
(Inspection, palpation, endoscopy)
•Various imaging techniques
•X-ray,CT
•USG
•MRI
•Radionucleotide methods like PET
•Reasons to describe GTV accurately
•Staging of the tumor according to the TNM.
•To define area requiring adequate dose delivery for
treatment
•Regression of GTV used as predictive of tumor
response
ICRU-50
14. CLINICAL TARGET VOLUME (CTV)
Definition
The CTV is the tissue volume that contains GTV
and/or subclinical microscopic malignant disease
that must be eliminated. The volume must be
treated adequately in order to achieve the aim of
radical radiotherapy.
2 types of Subclinical extension:-
Around the GTV-CTV I
At a distance (Regional lymph nodes)-CTV II
16. PLANNING TARGET VOLUME (PTV)
Definition:-
The PTV is a geometrical concept, and it is defined to
select appropriate beam sizes and beam
arrangements, taking into consideration the net effect
of all the possible geometrical varaitions and
inaccuracies in order to ensure that the prescribed
dose is actually absorbed in the CTV.
The PTV can be considered as a 3-D envelope in which
the tumour and any microscopic extensions reside.
The GTV and PTV can move within this envelope, but
not through it.
17. PLANNING TARGET VOLUME (PTV)
AFFECTED BY :
Size and shape of the GTV & CTV
Effects of internal motions of organs and the tumor
Treatment technique (beam orientation and patient
fixation, daily setup errors)
Intrafractional errors (During a single session)
Interfractional errors (From one session to another)
ICRU-50
20. TREATED VOLUME
Definition:-
It is the volume enclosed by an isodose surface that
is selected and specified by the radiation oncologist
as being appropriate to achieve the purpose of
treatment (palliation or cure).
Usually taken as the volume enclosed by the 95%
isodose curve.
Ideally dose should be delivered only to the PTV
but due to limitations in the radiation treatment
technique.
ICRU-50
21. Reasons for identification of Treated Volume are :
1. The shape and size of the Treated Volume relative to
the PTV is an important optimization parameter.
2. Recurrence within a Treated Volume but outside the
PTV may be considered to be a “true”, “in-field”
recurrence due to inadequate dose and not a
“marginal” recurrence due to inadequate volume.
23. IRRADIATED VOLUME(IRV)
Definition:-
It is the volume that receives a dose considered
significant in relation to normal tissue tolerance
Usually taken as the volume enclosed by the 50%
isodose curve.
It depends on the treatment technique used.
ICRU-50
26. ICRU-62
Gives more detailed recommendations on the
different margins that must be considered to
account for anatomical & geometrical variations &
uncertainties.
PTV has been separated into two components: an
internal margin and set-up margin.
Classisfied organs at risk depending on response to
radiation.
Defined planning organ at risk volume (PRV)
Report dose to the OAR/PRV
Introduced conformity index
Gives recommendations on graphics
ICRU-62
31. INTERNAL MARGIN
A margin that must be added to the CTV to compensate for
expected physiologic movements and the variations in
size, shape and position of the CTV during therapy in
relation to the Internal Reference Point and its
corresponding Coordinate System. Motion is associated
with adjacent respiratory and digestive organs.
INTERNAL TARGET VOLUME (ITV)
It is the margin given around the CTV to compensate for all
variations in the site, size and shapes of organs and
tissues contained in or adjacent to CTV.
These may result from respiration, different fillings of the
bladder and rectum, swallowing, heart beat, movements of
bowel etc.
32. SET-UP MARGIN ( SM )
It is the margin that must be added to account specifically
for uncertainties (inacuracies and lack of reproducibility) in
patient positioning and aligment of the therapeutic beams
during treatment planning and through all treatment
sessions.
• These uncertainties depend on factors like :
• Variations in pt. positioning
• Mechanical uncertainties of the equipment
(sagging of gantry, collimators, and couch)
• Dosimetric uncertainties
• Transfer set-up errors from CT & simulator to the
treatment unit
• Human factors
34. SYSTEMATIC AND RANDOM
ERRORS
Systematic errors – treatment preparation errors
(influence all fractions) like full rectum
Random errors – treatment execution errors
(influence only the single fraction) like positioning
ICRU-62
35.
36. CONFORMITY INDEX ( CI )
• It is defined as the quotient of the Treated Volume and
the volume of PTV.
•Conformity index (CI) = TV/PTV
• It can be employed when the PTV is fully enclosed by
the Treated Volume.
• It can be used as a part of the optimization procedure.
38. ORGANS AT RISK ( OAR )
• These are normal tissues whose radiation sensitivity
may significantly influence the treatment planning
and/or prescribed dose.
• They may be divided into 3 classes :
1. Class I : Radiation lesions are fatal or result in
severe morbidity.
2. Class II : Radiation lesions result in moderate to
mild morbidity.
3. Class III : Radiation lesions are mild, transient,
and reversible, or result in no significant
morbidity.
ICRU-50
39. CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANS AT
RISK
Classified as :
Serial – whole organ is a continuous unit and damage at
one point will cause complete damage of the organ
(spinal cord, digestive system). So even point dose is
significant
Parallel – organ consists of several functional units and
if one part is damaged, the rest of the organ makes up
for the loss (lung, bladder). Dose delivered to a given
volume or average/mean dose is considered
Serial-parallel – kidney (glomerulus- parallel, tubules-
serial), heart (myocardium- parallel, coronary arteries-
serial).
ICRU-62
40.
41. PLANNING ORGAN AT RISK VOLUME(PRV)
PRV to OAR is analogous to the PTV for the CTV.
Aim is to account for movements of the OAR due to
movements, changes in size and shape and setup
uncertainities.
PTV and PRV may overlap, then it is the
responsibility of the radiation oncologist to decide
depending on the importance of the treatment
versus risk of critical organ damage.
ICRU-62
42.
43. GRAPHICS
• These are used to delineate the different volumes and
the other landmarks.
• These are in different colors for an easy and uniform
interpretation.
• The convention recommended and used in ICRU 62
are:
GTV - Dark Red
CTV – Light Red
ITV – Dark Blue
PTV – Light Blue
OR – Dark Green
PRV – Light Green
Landmarks - Black
45. PURPOSE
Promote uniformity between radiotherapy centres.
Exchange information.
Use same terminology and definitions.
Deals with volumes and doses.
Valid for photon beam therapy.
46. DOSE REPORTING
Acceptable dose heterogeneity :+7% to - 5% of the
prescribed dose.
Doses reported are :
Minimum dose to PTV
Maximum dose to PTV
Mean dose to PTV
Modal dose
Median dose
Dose at ICRU reference point
ICRU-50
47. MAXIMUM DOSE ( DMAX )
• It is the maximum dose to the PTV and the Organ at
Risk.
• The maximum dose to normal tissue is important for
limiting and for evaluating the side-effects of treatment.
• Dose is reported as maximum only when a volume of
tissue of diameter more than 15mm is involved
(smaller volumes are considered for smaller organs
like eye, optic nerve, larynx).
• When the maximum dose outside PTV exceeds the
prescribed dose, then a “Hot Spot” can be identified.
48. MINIMUM DOSE ( DMIN )
• It is the smallest dose in a defined volume.
• In contrast to maximum adsorbed dose, no volume
limit is recommended when reporting minimum dose.
49. HOT SPOTS
• It represents a volume outside the PTV which
receives a dose larger than 100% of the specified
dose.
• A Hot Spot is considered significant only if the
minimum diameter exceeds 15mm (in smaller organs
like eye, optical nerve, larynx etc. a diameter smaller
than 15mm is also considered significant).
50. ICRU REFERENCE POINT
• It has to be selected according to the following general
criteria :
- the dose at the point should be clinically relevant.
- the point should be easy to define in a clear and
unambiguous way.
- the point should be selected so that the dose should
be accurately determined.
- the point should be in a region where there is no
steep dose gradient.
51. The recommendations will be fulfilled if the
ICRU reference point is located :
• always at the centre ( or in the central part ) of
PTV, and
• when possible, at the intersection of the beam
axes.
53. • Level 1 –BASIC TECHNIQUE –
• Minimum standards, 2-D reporting (using depth
dose tables)
• According to the recommendations of ICRU, as a
basic requirement, the following doses should
always be reported
• the dose at ICRU reference point and its
variation along central beam axis
• the maximum dose to the PTV
• the minimum dose to the PTV
ICRU-50
54. Level 2 – ADVANCED TECHNIQUE -prescribing and
reporting state-of-the-art techniques (using
computational dosimetry and 3D imaging)
Dose distribution computed for planes
Level 3 – DEVELOPMENTAL TECHNIQUE -optional
research-and-development reporting (using techniques
for which reporting criteria are not yet established)
Dose distributio computed for volumes
55. REFERENCE POINTS
Internal reference points are anatomical landmarks
e.g., bony structures or gas filled cavities
External reference points are palpable or visible
points located on or near the surface of the body or
on the surface of the immobilisation devices that fit
closely to the exterior of the body
As external reference points one may also use skin
markings or alignment tattoos
ICRU-50