PMID: 9422580Jan 9, 1998Paper

Portal imaging protocol for radical dose-escalated radiotherapy treatment of prostate cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
C D MubataD P Dearnaley

Abstract

The use of escalated radiation doses to improve local control in conformal radiotherapy of prostatic cancer is becoming the focus of many centers. There are, however, increased side effects associated with increased radiotherapy doses that are believed to be dependent on the volume of normal tissue irradiated. For this reason, accurate patient positioning, CT planning with 3D reconstruction of volumes of interest, clear definition of treatment margins and verification of treatment fields are necessary components of the quality control for these procedures. In this study electronic portal images are used to (a) evaluate the magnitude and effect of the setup errors encountered in patient positioning techniques, and (b) verify the multileaf collimator (MLC) field patterns for each of the treatment fields. The Phase I volume, with a planning target volume (PTV) composed of the gross tumour volume (GTV) plus a 1.5 cm margin is treated conformally with a three-field plan (usually an anterior field and two lateral or oblique fields). A Phase II, with no margin around the GTV, is treated using two lateral and four oblique fields. Portal images are acquired and compared to digitally reconstructed radiographs (DRR) and/or simulator films...Continue Reading

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