Anatomic variations due to radical prostatectomy. Impact on target volume definition and dose-volume parameters of rectum and bladder

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Röntgengesellschaft ... [et al]
Giuseppe SanguinetiClaudio Fiorino

Abstract

A quantitative estimate of the impact of prostatectomy on pelvic anatomy is unavailable, even if it would be an important prerequisite for a precise definition of clinical target volume (CTV) in post-prostatectomy radiotherapy. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of prostatectomy on the definition of CTV, on the position of bladder and rectum and their implications for three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3-D CRT). Six patients eligible for radical retropubic prostatectomy were considered. Each patient underwent a planning CT between 1 week and 1 month before surgery (CTpre), and then CT was repeated in the same positioning 1-2 months after surgery (CTpost). For each patient the CT(pre/post) scans were matched; rectum, bladder and CTV were contoured on both CT scans for each patient by one observer. Two different CTVs were contoured: CTV1: prostate + seminal vesicles in CTpre; prostate + seminal vesicles surgical bed in CTpost; CTV2: prostate in CTpre; prostate surgical bed in CT(post). After image registration, the contours of rectum, bladder and CTV1/2 drawn on CTpost were transferred on CTpre. The corresponding planning target volumes (PTVs) were generated, and for each PTV, a conformal four field te...Continue Reading

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