Online MRI guidance for healthy tissue sparing in patients with cervical cancer: An IMRT planning study
- 1 August 2008
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Radiotherapy and Oncology
- Vol. 88 (2), 241-249
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2008.04.009
Abstract
During cervical cancer treatment, target volumes change position and shape due to organ motion and tumour regression. An MRI-accelerator will provide information on these changes by online magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guidance throughout each treatment fraction. The purpose of this intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) planning study is to assess the benefit of online MRI guidance in healthy tissue sparing. Weekly MRI scans of 11 cervical cancer patients were used. We created four IMRT plans per patient, based on these weekly MRI scans, to simulate an online-IMRT approach. We applied a primary and nodal planning target volume (PTV) margin of 4 mm. As reference, we created an IMRT plan based on the pre-treatment MRI scan (pre-IMRT) using a primary and nodal PTV margin of 15 and 10 mm. The weekly defined bladder, rectum, bowel, and sigmoid contours were evaluated on the online-IMRT and pre-IMRT dose distributions at six dose levels (V10(Gy), V20(Gy), V30(Gy), V40(Gy), V42.8(Gy), and V45(Gy)). Online-IMRT compared to pre-IMRT significantly reduced the volume of healthy tissue irradiated to all dose levels, except V10(Gy). Online MRI guidance reduces healthy tissue involvement in patients with cervical cancer.Keywords
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