Comparison of dosimetric parameters derived from whole organ and wall contours for bladder and rectum in cervical cancer patients treated with intracavitary and interstitial brachytherapy

Radiother Oncol. 2018 Jun;127(3):456-459. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2018.01.015. Epub 2018 Feb 6.

Abstract

For volumes up to 2 cm3 of the bladder and possibly up to 5 cm3 of the rectum, doses computed from the whole organ were good estimates of the doses in the wall in cervix brachytherapy, and there were no significant differences between patients treated with or without interstitial needles.

Keywords: Bladder; Cervical cancer; Dosimetric parameters; Interstitial brachytherapy; Organ delineation; Rectum.

MeSH terms

  • Brachytherapy / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Radiometry / methods
  • Radiotherapy Dosage
  • Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Radiotherapy, Image-Guided / methods
  • Rectum / anatomy & histology
  • Rectum / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Urinary Bladder / anatomy & histology
  • Urinary Bladder / diagnostic imaging*
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / radiotherapy*