Target tailoring and proton beam therapy to reduce small bowel dose in cervical cancer radiotherapy : A comparison of benefits Zielvolumenpräzisierung und Protonentherapie zur Reduktion der Dünndarmdosis bei der Strahlentherapie des Gebärmutterhalskrebses : Ein Planvergleich

Peter de Boer, Agustinus J. A. J. van de Schoot, Henrike Westerveld, Mark Smit, Marrije R. Buist, Arjan Bel, Coen R. N. Rasch, Lukas J. A. Stalpers

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Abstract

The aim of the study was to investigate the potential clinical benefit from both target tailoring by excluding the tumour-free proximal part of the uterus during image-guided adaptive radiotherapy (IGART) and improved dose conformity based on intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT). meanfor bladder, sigmoid, rectum and bowel bag were compared, and the normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) for ≥grade 2 acute small bowel toxicity was calculated. 3, respectively, during standard IGART alone. In patients with cervical cancer, both proton therapy and MRI-based target tailoring lead to a significant reduction in the dose to surrounding organs at risk and small bowel toxicity
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)255-263
JournalStrahlentherapie und Onkologie
Volume194
Issue number3
Early online date2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

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