Research Article

Helical Irradiation of the Total Skin with Dose Painting to Replace Total Skin Electron Beam Therapy for Therapy-Refractory Cutaneous CD4+ T-Cell Lymphoma

Table 1

(a) The doses of organs at risk in helical irradiation of the total skin (HITS) with dose painting technique. (b) The surface doses of skin from head to toes measured with radiochromic EBT2 film in helical irradiation of the total skin (HITS) with dose painting technique. (c) The mean values of registration with pretreatment and posttreatment using kVCT-MVCT fusion for helical irradiation of the total skin (HITS) with dose painting technique.
(a)

Critical organD10 (Gy)D90 (Gy)Mean dose (Gy)

Whole brain21.5 2.3 8.0
Brain stem3.0 2.2 2.5
Spinal cord4.1 3.5 3.8
Right lens2.2 2.1 2.1
Left lens2.3 2.1 2.2
Right eye7.7 2.1 3.8
Left eye6.9 2.3 4.1
Right parotid gland33.8 17.5 29.3
Left parotid gland33.7 21.7 29.9
Lips21.8 11.0 15.8
Oral cavity19.8 2.6 8.7
Pharynx11.1 2.5 5.2
Larynx31.8 11.8 23.2
Trachea29.9 3.1 13.7
Thyroid31.5 17.2 24.7
Esophagus-upper part15.2 3.3 8.1
Esophagus-middle part3.1 2.9 3.1
Esophagus-lower part2.9 2.8 2.9
Right lung6.9 3.2 4.7
Left lung5.9 3.2 4.5
Whole lung6.4 3.2 4.6
Heart3.9 2.8 3.3
Liver9.7 2.9 5.2
Spleen15.0 3.6 6.8
Right kidney4.4 3.3 3.9
Left kidney5.1 3.3 4.3
Bladder16.9 5.5 11.2
Rectum20.4 4.1 8.5
Uterus and ovary5.4 3.7 4.3
Cervix and vagina25.5 4.4 15.7
Intestine6.8 3.3 4.7
Stomach4.3 3.0 3.6
Cervical spine10.8 3.2 5.8
Thoracic spine17.6 3.2 6.3
Lumbar spine4.5 3.2 4.0
Sacrum7.8 3.4 4.8
Right iliac crest29.8 3.6 8.9
Left iliac crest26.9 3.5 8.5
Right femur31.4 6.9 12.3
Left femur14.1 6.7 10.3
Right pelvic bone23.1 3.7 13.1
Left pelvic bone22.5 3.5 12.2

D10: The dose received to 10% of the organ volume.
D90: The dose received to 90% of the organ volume.
(b)

SiteSurface dose (cGy)/fractionPercentage of prescription dose
1st measurement2nd measurementAverage

Head
 Vertex of head77.274.776.0 101.3%
 Occipital82.480.681.5 108.7%
 Forehead76.283.780.0 106.6%
Neck
 Anterior73.273.973.6 98.1%
 Posterior99.88592.4 123.2%
Chest
 Middle, upper94.690.592.6 123.4%
 Middle, lower94.786.390.5 120.7%
 Right axillary89.18989.1 118.7%
 Left axillary88.989.889.4 119.1%
 Previous treated area (Left flank)32.132.932.543.3%
Back
 Middle, upper88.485.486.9 115.9%
 Middle, lower92.285.488.8 118.4%
Abdomen
 Middle, anterior88.990.489.7 119.5%
 Middle, posterior99.486.392.9 123.8%
Upper extremities, right
 Upper arm76.781.879.3 105.7%
 Elbow97.386.191.7 122.3%
 Hand84.880.182.5 109.9%
 Fingers84.787.185.9 114.5%
Upper extremities, left
 Upper arm81.187.984.5 112.7%
 Elbow88.290.889.5 119.3%
 Hand86.284.585.4 113.8%
 Fingers85.38786.2 114.9%
Right side of lower extremities
 Thigh, anterior8876.882.4 109.9%
 Thigh, posterior87.570.979.2 105.6%
 Thigh, medial88.876.182.5 109.9%
 Lower leg, anterior80.870.475.6 100.8%
 Lower leg, posterior82.36473.2 97.5%
 Foot7877.877.9 103.9%
 Toes90.588.989.7 119.6%
Left side of lower extremity
 Thigh, anterior86.174.380.2 106.9%
 Thigh, posterior99.682.491.0 121.3%
 Thigh, medial7884.781.4 108.5%
 Lower leg, anterior81.961.771.8 95.7%
 Lower leg, posterior86.767.176.9 102.5%
 Foot79.183.281.2 108.2%
 Toes89.390.289.8 119.7%
Lesions
 Right ear lesion85.574.680.1 106.7%
 Left ear lesion83.58986.3 115.0%
 Right neck lesion92.178.385.2 113.6%
 Lift neck lesion94.476.785.6 114.1%
 Buttock75.871.373.6 98.1%
 Vulva89.582.486.0 114.6%
 Right abdominal mass91.587.289.4 119.1%
 Right wrist91.880.085.9 114.5%

(c)

ShiftPretreatmentPosttreatment
Upper torsoLower extremitiesUpper torsoLower extremities

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