Robotic radiosurgery treatment in liver tumors: Early experience from an Indian center.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to report CyberKnife experience in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and liver metastasis (LM).

Materials and methods

Fifty liver lesions in 31 consecutive patients with liver lesion [mean age 54.5 years (range 32-81 years), 77% were male patient, GTV <10cc in 5 patients, 11-90cc in 18 & >90cc in 8 patients respectively. Eighty percentage (25/31) had prior treatment (chemotherapy 18 patient & TACE in 7 patients). Dosage schedule was 21-45Gy/3# (mean PTV dose 33Gy, Prescription isodose 84%, target coverage 94%). Mean CI, nCI & HI were 1.19, 1.31 & 1.18 respectively. Mean liver dose was 5.4 Gy, 800 cc liver dose 11.1 Gy.

Results

At mean follow-up of 12.5 months (range 1.9-44.6 months), 19 patients were expired and 12 were alive (nine pa

SUBMITTER: Dutta D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6069331 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature