International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
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Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. · Dec 1995
Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical TrialConformal prostate brachytherapy: initial experience of a phase I/II dose-escalating trial.
To improve treatment results on prostatic adenocarcinoma, conformal radiation therapy (CRT) has been used. Two major drawbacks of external CRT are: (a) internal organ motion/daily set-up variations, and (b) exclusion of several patients for CRT based on poor geometrical relationships as identified by three dimensional (3D) treatment planning. To overcome the above problems, we began the first prospective Phase I/II dose-escalating clinical trial of conformal brachytherapy (CB) and concurrent external beam irradiation. ⋯ With ultrasound guidance and the interactive online dosimetry system, organ motion (as compared to external beam) is insignificant because it can be corrected during the procedure without increasing target volume margins. Common pitfalls of brachytherapy, including operator dependence and difficulty with reproducibility, have been eliminated with the intraoperative online planning system.
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Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. · Dec 1995
Comparative StudyEffects of treatment setup variation on beam's eye view dosimetry for radiation therapy using the multileaf collimator vs. the cerrobend block.
The purpose of this study is to quantify and compare retrospectively the effects of treatment setup variation on beam's eye view (BEV) dosimetry for radiation therapy using a multileaf collimator (MLC) vs. cerrobend block. ⋯ Our results do not show significant dosimetric differences between the MLC and the cerrobend block in conventional radiation treatment, whether or not daily setup variation was taken into consideration. The effects of daily setup variation alone produced a larger dosimetric change. The same results were obtained when the data were applied to calculate changes in TCP. For optimal radiation therapy, efforts should be concentrated on reducing daily setup variation. Our results also demonstrate the importance of frequent evaluation of MLC treatment using electronic portal imaging devices.