Nauljun Stansook. Estimation of [alpha][beta] ratio for benign tumor of the brain from clinical data. Master's Degree(Medical Physics). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2009.
Estimation of [alpha][beta] ratio for benign tumor of the brain from clinical data
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to estimate a plausible α/β value for benign tumor of the
brain from clinical data. Recently, fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy has been
recommended for management of large benign brain tumor or tumor locating next to
the dose limiting structure. The knowledge of α/β value would be of great help in the
design of an alternative fractionated scheme.
Forty-five articles published between 1997 and 2008 were selected for analysis.
These included publications on conventional external beam radiotherapy, fractionated
stereotactic radiotherapy and stereotactic radiosurgery. Reports on combined radiochemotherapy
were excluded. Three methods for α/β estimate were employed. These
included two iso-effect scheme matching, reciprocal iso-effect dose plotting and twostep
graphical matching. A 5-year tumor control rate (TCR) % was chosen as an end
point for α/β analysis. The α/β values estimated by different methods were tested for
their differences by t-test.
The α/β values obtained from reciprocal iso-effect dose plotting, two iso-effect
scheme matching and two-step graphical matching were 3.53 Gy (95% CI 2.08-4.98
Gy), 2.71 Gy (95% CI 2.67-2.75 Gy ) and 2.67 (95% CI 1.87-3.47 Gy), respectively.
Statistical analysis showed no significant difference among α/β values obtained from
these methods (p≥ 0.14). Noteworthily, plausible estimates of α/β determined by two
iso-effect scheme matching and two-step graphical matching could be obtained only
when the size of dose fraction differed by at least a factor of seven. In conclusion, the
α/β estimates for benign brain tumor obtained in this study were in remarkable
agreement with the typical value of 2-3 Gy for late responding tissue.