Adaptive radiotherapy for bladder cancer reduces integral dose despite daily volumetric imaging

Tomas Kron; Jacky Wong; Aldo Rolfo; Daniel Pham; Jim Cramb; Farshad Foroudi

doi:10.1016/j.radonc.2010.07.023

Adaptive radiotherapy for bladder cancer reduces integral dose despite daily volumetric imaging

Radiother Oncol. 2010 Dec;97(3):485-7. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.07.023.

Authors

Tomas Kron¹, Jacky Wong, Aldo Rolfo, Daniel Pham, Jim Cramb, Farshad Foroudi

Affiliation

¹ Physical Sciences, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia. Tomas.Kron@petermac.org

PMID: 20817286
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.07.023

Abstract

We studied the integral radiation dose in 27 patients who had adaptive radiotherapy for bladder cancer using kilo voltage cone beam CT imaging. Compared to conventional radiotherapy the reduction in margin and choice of best plan of three for the day resulted in a lower total dose in most patients despite daily volumetric imaging.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Cone-Beam Computed Tomography*
Humans
Radiotherapy Dosage
Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
Radiotherapy, Conformal*
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / radiotherapy*