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ArticleThe Prostate2025

Investigation of pelvic floor influence on prostate displacement in image-guided radiotherapy.

Hongbo Chai, Yuya Miyasaka, Yasuhito Hagiwara, Hikaru Souda, Miyu Ishizawa, Hiraku Sato, Takeo Iwai

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Hongbo ChaiDepartment of Heavy Particle Medical Science, Yamagata University Graduate School of Medical Science, Yamagata, Japan.ORCID 0009-0001-9677-3547
Yuya MiyasakaDepartment of Heavy Particle Medical Science, Yamagata University Graduate School of Medical Science, Yamagata, Japan.
Yasuhito HagiwaraDepartment of Radiology, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan.
Hikaru SoudaDepartment of Heavy Particle Medical Science, Yamagata University Graduate School of Medical Science, Yamagata, Japan.
Miyu IshizawaDepartment of Heavy Particle Medical Science, Yamagata University Graduate School of Medical Science, Yamagata, Japan.
Hiraku SatoDepartment of Radiology, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan.
Takeo IwaiDepartment of Heavy Particle Medical Science, Yamagata University Graduate School of Medical Science, Yamagata, Japan.

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purposeThe uncertainty of target location during prostate cancer radiotherapy plays an important role in accurate dose delivery and radiation toxicity in adjacent organs. This study analyzed displacement correlations between the prostate and pelvic floor. METHODS AND MATERIALS: We retrospectively analyzed registration results from 467 daily cone-beam computed tomography (CT) in 12 patients with prostate cancer who received radiation therapy. We analyzed prostate displacement and the pelvic floor relative to the pelvic bone's anatomy in the translational and rotational directions and identified statistical correlations.

resultsThe systematic (Σ) and random (σ) displacements of the prostate in the three translational directions, anterior-posterior (AP), superior-inferior (SI), and right-left (RL), were 1.49 ± 1.45, 2.10 ± 1.40, and 0.24 ± 0.53 mm, respectively, and in the rotational directions of the pitch, roll, and yaw were 2.10 ± 2.02°, 0.42 ± 0.74°, and 0.42 ± 0.64°, respectively. The pelvic floor displacements were 2.37 ± 1.96, 2.71 ± 2.28, and 0.47 ± 0.84 mm in the AP, SI, and RL directions, respectively, and 0.93 ± 1.49°, 0.98 ± 1.28 °, and 0.87 ± 0.94° in the pitch, roll, and yaw directions, respectively. Additionally, there were statistically significant correlations between the displacement of the prostate and pelvic floor in the AP and SI directions, with correlation coefficients (r) of 0.74 (p < 0.001) and 0.69 (p < 0.001), respectively.

conclusionsThe movement of the pelvic floor may be an important factor that causes prostate displacement, affecting the accuracy of radiotherapy. Therefore, it is necessary to take appropriate measures to ensure that the pelvic floor muscle tension is as consistent as possible in the treatment' CT scan and daily treatment.

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Cone-Beam Computed TomographyPelvic FloorProstateProstatic NeoplasmsRadiotherapy, Image-GuidedAgedHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesImage‐Guided RadiotherapyPelvic floorProstate cancerRadiotherapy accuracy

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