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ArticleJournal of applied clinical medical physics2021

Hybrid Tomo-Helical and Tomo-Direct radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer.

Sibel Karaca, Timur Koca, İsmail Hakkı Sarpün, Nina Tunçel, Aylin Fidan Korcum Şahin

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Article in Journal of applied clinical medical physics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sibel KaracaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
Timur KocaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
İsmail Hakkı SarpünDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
Nina TunçelDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
Aylin Fidan Korcum ŞahinDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
Akdeniz University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of the study is to present a new planning approach to provide better planning target volume (PTV) coverage and reduce bladder and rectum dose with hybrid Tomo-Helical (TH)/Tomo-Direct (TD) radiotherapy (RT) for localized prostate cancer (LPC).

methodsTwenty-five LPC patients were included in this retrospective study. TH plans, TD plans, and hybrid TH/TD plans were created. Lateral beams were used for the hybrid TD plan and the prescribed dose was 70 Gy in 28 fractions (hybrid plans were combined 45 Gy/ 18 fxs for TH and 25 Gy/10 fxs for TD). Doses of PTV (D2%, D98%, D50%, homogeneity index (HI), conformity index (CI), coverage) and organs at risk (OARs) (V50%, V35%, V25%, V5%, and V95%) were analyzed. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to analyze the difference in dosimetric parameters. p-Value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

resultsTH plans showed better CI, and target coverage (p < 0.01) than TD and hybrid plans in all patient plan evaluations. However, TD plans D2%, D98%, and D50% doses were better than TH and hybrid plans. The HI values were similar between the three plans. Significant reductions in bladder and rectum V50%, V35%, and V25% doses (p < 0.001) were observed with hybrid plans compared to TH and TD. Penile bulb V95% and bowel V5% doses were better in the hybrid plans. Left and right femoral head V5% doses were higher in the hybrid plan compared to others (p < 0.001).

conclusionConcurrently hybrid TH/TD RT plan can be a good option to reduce the doses of the rectum and bladder in the RT of LPC.

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Prostatic NeoplasmsRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedHumansMaleOrgans at RiskRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedRetrospective Studieshybrid radiotherapylocalized prostate cancerTomo-DirectTomo-Helical

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PMID34498363
PMCPMC8504587
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