SynthesisBiomedical journal2021
Bladder volume reproducibility after water consumption in patients with prostate cancer undergoing radiotherapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Decision support using machine learning for predicting adequate bladder filling in prostate radiotherapy: a feasibility study.Radiological physics and technology · 2025Article
- Risk factors for motion artifacts in fast spin-echo T2-weighted imaging of the prostate magnetic resonance imaging: a retrospective study.Radiological physics and technology · 2025Article
- Impact of bladder volume and bladder shape on radiotherapy consistency and treatment interruption in prostate cancer patients.Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2025Article
- Multi-parametric MRI for radiotherapy simulation.Medical physics · 2023Review
- The dosimetric underpinning of bladder filling criteria for prostate image-guided volumetric modulated arc therapy.The British journal of radiology · 2023Article
- The best protection is early detection: Fostering timely and accurate screening.Biomedical journal · 2021Article
- The feasibility of a dose painting procedure to treat prostate cancer based on mpMR images and hierarchical clustering.Radiation oncology (London, England) · 2021Article
- Time Matters: A Review of Current Radiotherapy Practices and Efficiency Strategies.Technology in cancer research & treatmentReview
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Abstract
backgroundTo minimize toxicity due to radiotherapy in patients with prostate cancer, high bladder volume reproducibility is essential. Water consumption is often used to increase bladder volume reproducibility, but the optimal amount of water required to be consumed remains unclear. We aimed to analyzed the relationship between water consumption and bladder volume reproducibility in patients undergoing radiotherapy for prostate cancer.
methodsWe conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and cohort studies that assessed bladder volume change after water consumption in patients with prostate cancer undergoing radiotherapy. MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched for relevant studies published from database inception up until July 4, 2020. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was used to evaluate the risk of bias in the included studies. The outcome was the mean difference (MD) of bladder volume after water consumption, evaluated through meta-analysis using a random-effects model.
resultsTen cohort studies and one randomized controlled trial with a total of 417 patients were included. For 300-400 ml water consumption, the bladder volume MD between during treatment and at computer tomography-simulation (95% confidence interval [CI]) was -11.97 (-51.68 to 27.74), was -45.99 (-82.85 to -9.13) for 500-540 ml water consumption and -45.92 (-78.86 to -12.98) for water consumption until full-bladder sensation was reached.
conclusionConsuming 300-400 ml of water potentially leads to the best bladder volume reproducibility; moreover, the higher the water consumption volume, the lower the bladder volume reproducibility.
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