ArticleJournal of contemporary brachytherapy2017
Optimal bladder filling during high-dose-rate intracavitary brachytherapy for cervical cancer: a dosimetric study.
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- Four-Dimensional Image-Guided Adaptive Brachytherapy for Cervical Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Pooled it
- A dosimetric correlation between the bladder filling volume and its effects on radiation dose during high-dose-rate intracavitary brachytherapy in patients with cervical cancer.Discover oncology · 2025Article
- MRI-guided brachytherapy for cervical cancer treatment: The significance of bladder morphology in dose distribution planning.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2024Article
- Variations and effects of bladder and rectal volume following uniform preparation procedure in cervical cancer: Five fractions of 6 Gy.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2023Article
- Investigation of in vivo source tracking error thresholds for interstitial and intra-cavitary high-dose-rate cervical brachytherapy.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2022Article
- Effect of bladder volume on radiation doses to organs at risk and tumor in cervical cancer during image-guided adaptive brachytherapy and treatment outcome analysis.Molecular and clinical oncology · 2021Article
- Predictive value of Excel forms based on an automatic calculation of dose equivalent in 2 Gy per fraction in adaptive brachytherapy for cervical cancer.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2020Article
- Dosimetric evaluation of vaginal cuff brachytherapy planning in cervical and endometrial cancer patients.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of this study is to compare 3D dose volume histogram (DVH) parameters of bladder and other organs at risk with different bladder filling protocol during high-dose-rate intracavitary brachytherapy (HDR-ICBT) in cervical cancer, and to find optimized bladder volume. MATERIAL AND
methodsThis dosimetric study was completed with 21 patients who underwent HDR-ICBT with computed tomography/magnetic resonance compatible applicator as a routine treatment. Computed tomography planning was done for each patient with bladder emptied (series 1), after 50 ml (series 2), and 100 ml (series 3) bladder filling with a saline infusion through the bladder catheter. Contouring was done on the Eclipse Planning System. 7 Gy to point A was prescribed with the standard loading patterns. Various 3D DVH parameters including 0.1 cc, 1 cc, 2 cc doses and mean doses to the OAR's were noted. Paired
resultsThe mean (± SD) bladder volume was 64.5 (± 25) cc, 116.2 (± 28) cc, and 172.9 (± 29) cc, for series 1, 2, and 3, respectively. The 0.1 cm
conclusionsBladder filling protocol with 50 ml and 100 ml was well tolerated and achieved a reasonably reproducible bladder volume during cervical brachytherapy. In our analysis so far, there is no significant impact of bladder filling on DVH parameters, although larger bladders tend to have higher doses. Small bowel doses are lesser with higher bladder volumes. Further evaluation and validation are necessary.
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