摘要目的 研究医生在PET-CT图像上对勾画肺癌大体肿瘤体积(GTV)和临床靶体积(CTV)的影响.方法 选取10例2008-2009年间PET-CT定位的肺癌患者,由本科胸组4位主任医生和副主任医生各自独立确定其GTV、CTV.比较每位患者GTV、CTV的平均值、最大值/最小值、变异系数(标准差/平均值);同时比较CTV外轮廓边界位置并计算其系统误差.结果 GTV、CTV最大值与最小值比的平均值分别为1.66、1.65,变异系数分别为0.20、0.17,体积差异较大原因主要为同侧肺门和纵隔淋巴结区域不同.CTV头脚方向与左右、前后方向系统误差分别为0.48 cm与0.37、0.32 cm (F=0.40、0.60、0.15,P=0.755、0.618、0.928).结论 不同放疗科医生在肺癌患者PET-CT定位图像上定义靶区存在差异,GTV、CTV最大值与最小值比的平均值均在1.7以下,差异较大主要原因为位于肺门或纵隔淋巴结区域.CTV头脚方向系统误差较左右和前后方向稍大但均<5 mm.

abstractsObjective To study the variation of gross tumor volume (GTV) and clinical target volume (CTV) definition for lung cancer between different doctors.Methods Ten lung cancer patients with PET-CT simulation were selected from January 2008 to December 2009.GTV and CTV of these patients were defined by four professors or associate professors of radiotherapy independently.Results The mean ratios of largest to smallest GTV and CTV were 1.66 and 1.65, respectively.The mean coefficients of variation for GTV and CTV were 0.20 and 0.17, respectively.System errors of CTV definition in three dimension were less than 5 mm, which was the largest in inferior and superior (0.48 cm,0.37 cm,0.32 cm;F=0.40,0.60,0.15,P=0.755,0.618,0.928).Conclusions The variation of GTV and CTV definition for lung cancer between different doctors exist.The mean ratios of largest to smallest GTV and CTV were less than 1.7.The variation was in hilar and mediastinum lymphanode regions.System error of CTV definition was the largest (<5 mm) in cranio-caudal direction.