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ArticleReports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology

Dose to pelvic lymph nodes in image based high dose rate brachytherapy of carcinoma cervix.

Ramya Rangarajan, Saravanan Subramanian, Kalyani Gopalakrishnan, Vijayalakshmi Jothi, Kumari Krishnamurthy

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Article in Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  1. Dose contribution from brachytherapy to the pelvic lymph nodal region during HDR image-guided brachytherapy - a study for rethinking modern volume-based planning.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2026
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  3. PET/CT-based dose-escalated definitive radiotherapy in cervical cancer: a single-institution series.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2024
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ramya RangarajanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Government Royapettah Hospital, India.
Saravanan SubramanianDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Government Royapettah Hospital, India.
Kalyani GopalakrishnanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Government Royapettah Hospital, India.
Vijayalakshmi JothiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Government Royapettah Hospital, India.
Kumari KrishnamurthyDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Government Royapettah Hospital, India.
Government Royapettah Hospital · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThe aim of this study is to analyse the dosimetry to the pelvic lymph nodes and its correlation to point B using CT based high dose rate brachytherapy of carcinoma cervix.

backgroundConventionally, dose to pelvic lymph nodes from intracavitary brachytherapy was reported by point B and by the reference points of the lymphatic trapezoid. MATERIALS AND

methods30 consecutive CT based high dose rate applications were reviewed between February and March 2016. The high risk clinical target volume and the organs at risk and the pelvic nodal groups were contoured. DVH parameters for the right and left obturator nodal group, right and left external iliac nodal group and right and left internal iliac nodal group were recorded. Right and left point B doses were also recorded.

resultsOn analysis of the combined dose, it was found that all the DVH parameters were significantly different from point B, except the D100 obturator and D2cc internal iliac lymph node. There was a significant correlation between all DVH parameters and point B, except D2cc, D1cc and D0.1cc of external iliac. The obturator group received the highest dose contribution from brachytherapy. The mean D90 dose received per fraction for the obturator, external iliac and internal iliac nodes was 2.7 Gy, 1.17 Gy and 1.41 Gy, respectively.

conclusionsThere is a significant dose contribution to the pelvic lymph nodal groups during intracavitary brachytherapy. There is a low degree of correlation between point B dose and dosimetric parameters of the individual nodal groups. Hence, it is important to analyse the dose delivered to individual nodal groups during intracavitary brachytherapy, at least in patients with enlarged lymph nodes to calculate the cumulative dose delivered.

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CT based planningIntracavitary brachytherapyLymph node dose

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PMID30505237
PMCPMC6251369
OpenAlexW2900492711

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