Analysis study of doses distribution in lung cancer using 3D Slicer

Abstract

Abstract Lung cancer has decreased mortality rates each year that can treat with radiotherapy. The radiotherapy module is own by 3D Slicer that is open-source software. The purpose is to determine the distribution of doses on the dose-volume histogram (DVH) and the percentage of the suitability of the 3D Slicer simulation results with the Treatment Planning System (TPS) at MRCCC Siloam Hospital. The data used were three Computed Tomographic images of lung cancer patients obtained from the MRCCC Siloam Hospital. The parameters analyzed included volume, the dose of the target volume, and organ at risk (OAR). Analytical studies were carried out by comparing the target volume with The International Commission on Radiation Unit (ICRU) Report 83 and comparing the OAR regarding dose tolerance. The dose distribution of all patients from the simulated 3D slicer for OAR met the tolerance limit reference recommendations. The Planning Target Volume (PTV) of all patients also matched the evaluation recommended by the ICRU Report 83. The percentage value of the suitability between the 3D Slicer and TPS results for all patients was above 95%. It shows that 3D Slicer can use as a recommendation software for initial radiotherapy planning studies.