Analyzing the association between dose-volume parameters and radiation-induced brain edema in patients with brain tumor receiving stereotactic radiosurgery

Yu-Wei Hsieh, C.-S. Shieh, T.-L. Huang, S.-A. Yeh, Y.-K. Tseng, P.-J. Chao, C.-D. Tseng, Y.-J. Huang, T.-F. Lee

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Abstract

In this paper, three-dimensional images were used to analyze the association between dose-volume parameters and radiation-induced brain edema in patients with a brain tumor after receiving stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). The computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance images (MRI) and treatment parameters were transferred through the treatment planning system (Multiplan, version 5.1.3). The correlation between the dose of radiation therapy and brain edema was evaluated by image processing methods, such as image normalization, registration, filtering, segmentation, and feature extraction. The association was evaluated by volume index and intersection index. The study results suggest that the volume receiving radiation dose above 30% of the prescribed dose is highly associated with the brain edema in brain tumor patients after SRS. The small number of patients limits the study. Further investigation with larger populations and long-term epidemiological studies are required.
Original languageAmerican English
JournalInternational Journal of Modern Physics B
Volume34
Issue number22-24
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020

Keywords

  • Brain edema
  • Brain tumor
  • Radiation
  • Stereotactic radiosurgery

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