ArticleJournal of contemporary brachytherapy2017
The usefulness of fleet rectal enemas on high-dose-rate intracavitary cervical cancer brachytherapy. A prospective trial.
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- Role of non-absorbable oral antibiotics in bowel preparation for intracavitary brachytherapy: effects of rifaximin on rectal dosimetric parameters during vaginal cuff brachytherapy.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2021Article
- The clinical impact of removing rectal gas on high-dose-rate brachytherapy dose distributions for gynecologic cancers.Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2021Article
- Dosimetric evaluation of vaginal cuff brachytherapy planning in cervical and endometrial cancer patients.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2020Article
- Evaluation of rectal volume correlation with dosimetric parameters during optimized intracavitary high-dose-rate brachytherapy in cervical cancer.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2020Article
- Geometric and dosimetric evaluation of the differences between rigid and deformable registration to assess interfraction motion during pelvic radiotherapy.Physics and imaging in radiation oncology · 2019Article
- Vaginal cuff brachytherapy in endometrial cancer - a technically easy treatment?Cancer management and research · 2017Review
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the effects of rectal enemas on rectal doses during radical high-dose-rate (HDR) intracavitary cervical brachytherapy (BT). MATERIAL AND
methodsTwenty patients suffering from cervical cancer and treated with external beam radiotherapy and HDR-BT were included in a prospective trial. The first brachytherapy fraction was considered the basal status, and patients were instructed to self-administer two rectal cleansing enemas before the second fraction. Dose-volume histogram (DVH) values were generated for the rectum and correlated with rectal volume variation. Brachytherapy was carried out with a Fletcher or Utrecht applicator.
resultsNo significant rectal volume differences were observed between fractions with or without rectal enemas (without, 52.64 ± 15.92 cc; with, 53.16 ± 19.28 cc). There was a significant correlation between both rectal volumes (
conclusionsOur rectal enemas protocol prior to HDR-BT was ineffective in significantly modifying rectal DVH parameters. No differences were observed according to the type of applicator used.
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