Definition of vaginal doses in intrauterine high-dose-rate brachytherapy

Brachytherapy
Alexander NevelskyAbraham Kuten

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate dosimetric aspects of high-dose-rate (HDR) intrauterine brachytherapy applications and to discuss a possible definition of vaginal points for dose reporting. HDR brachytherapy was performed using a "Fletcher-like" applicator. Doses to the vaginal mucosa were assessed using 2 sets of points for each ovoid. Fifty treated patients were chosen for the analysis. Repeatability and reproducibility were analyzed. Total doses for the whole treatment at the vaginal points were calculated for each patient. The average dose for both ovoids was determined and the ratio of this dose to the dose at point "A" was calculated. The correlation between delivered doses and vaginal complications was tested statistically. Repeatability and reproducibility were found to be less than 1% compared with patient-to-patient variations (> 99%) for all points. The number of fractions and the number of patients in which the middle ovoid point was "representative" were calculated for the lateral and upper surfaces, respectively. The calculated vaginal-average to point "A" dose ratio was found to be 175% and 130% for the 20 and 25 mm ovoids, respectively. A correlation between delivered doses and the rate of complications wa...Continue Reading

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Jun 18, 2014·Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy : Journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznań and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology·Orit Kaidar-PersonAbraham Kuten
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