ArticleStrahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al]2014
Using fiducial markers in the prostate bed in postprostatectomy external beam radiation therapy improves accuracy over surgical clips.
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- Does Interfraction Cone Beam Computed Tomography Improve Target Localization in Prostate Bed Radiotherapy?Technology in cancer research & treatment · 2019Trial
- Prostate bed target interfractional motion using RTOG consensus definitions and daily CT on rails : Does target motion differ between superior and inferior portions of the clinical target volume?Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2017Trial
- Exploratory models comparing ethiodized oil-glue and gold fiducials for bladder radiotherapy image-guidance.Physics and imaging in radiation oncology · 2021Article
- Fiducial markers: can the urologist do better?World journal of urology · 2019Article
- The use of tissue fiducial markers in improving the accuracy of post-prostatectomy radiotherapy.Radiation oncology journal · 2019Article
- BioXmark for high-precision radiotherapy in an orthotopic pancreatic tumor mouse model : Experiences with a liquid fiducial marker.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2017Article
- Post-Prostatectomy Image-Guided Radiotherapy: The Invisible Target Concept.Frontiers in oncology · 2017Review
- Prostate cancer treated with image-guided helical TomoTherapy® and image-guided LINAC-IMRT : Correlation between high-dose bladder volume, margin reduction, and genitourinary toxicity.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2016Article
- Elective pelvic versus prostate bed-only salvage radiotherapy following radical prostatectomy: A propensity score-matched analysis.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2015Article
- Rationale and development of image-guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy post-prostatectomy: the present standard of care?Cancer management and research · 2015Review
- Quality of Life after post-prostatectomy intensity modulated radiation therapy to the prostate bed with or without the use of gold fiducial markers for image guidance or higher total radiotherapy doses.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of UrologyArticle
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Abstract
background and purposeThe purpose of this work was to assess the stability of fiducial markers in the prostate bed and compared their use to surgical clips. PATIENTS AND
methodsIn this study, 3-4 gold fiducial markers were transrectally implanted in the prostate bed of 14 patients. The stability of the fiducial markers position (fiducial markers fixity) over an EBRT course was assessed. Furthermore, the advantages of the fiducial markers compared to the surgical clips were assessed and the interobserver variation between the two technologies was compared.
resultsThe mean fiducial marker migration during a course of EBRT was small with 1.2 mm (SD ± 0.8 mm). Compared to fiducial markers, the matches with surgical clips were mismatched ≥ 2 mm in 68% of treatments. This discrepancy of > 2 mm was on average 3.7 ± 1.3 mm. There was less interobserver variability for matching of fiducial markers (0.8 ± 0.7 mm) than for surgical clips (2.0 ± 1.6 mm).
conclusionFiducial markers showed less interobserver variability in matching and less variation in position than surgical clips. Fiducial markers could ultimately help in reducing treatment margins.
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