1. Dose tracking assessment for image-guided radiotherapy of the prostate bed and the impact on clinical workflow
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C. Fulcheri, Luca Cionini, Luna Cernusco, L.C. Orlandini, Marianna Coppola, and Pei Wang
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lcsh:Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine ,Male ,Organs at Risk ,Cone beam computed tomography ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Intensi-modulated radiation therapy ,medicine.medical_treatment ,lcsh:R895-920 ,Image registration ,Rectum ,Image-guided radiotherapy ,lcsh:RC254-282 ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,Workflow ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Planned Dose ,Medicine ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Retrospective Studies ,Prostate cancer ,Radiotherapy ,business.industry ,Cumulative dose ,Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted ,Research ,Prostatic Neoplasms ,Workload ,Radiotherapy Dosage ,lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens ,Prognosis ,Radiation therapy ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Oncology ,Prostate Bed ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Feasibility Studies ,Radiology ,Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated ,business ,Tomography, X-Ray Computed ,Follow-Up Studies ,Radiotherapy, Image-Guided - Abstract
Background The cumulative dose was compared with the planned dose among fourteen patients undergoing image-guided, intensity-modulated radiotherapy of the prostate bed. Moreover, we investigated the feasibility of adding dose tracking to the routine workflow for radiotherapy. Methods Daily cone beam computed tomography was conducted for image-guided radiotherapy, and weekly cumulative delivered doses were calculated for dose tracking. Deformable image registration was applied to map weekly dose distributions to the original treatment plan and to create a cumulative dose distribution. The dose–volume histogram (DVH) cut-off points for the rectum and bladder and the planning target volume (PTV), were used to compare the planned and cumulative delivered doses. The additional time required by the departmental staff to complete these duties was recorded. Results The PTV coverage of the delivered treatment did not satisfy the expected goal for three patients (V98% >98%). In another three patients, the DVH cut-off point for the bladder was higher than the limits, while for the rectum, treatment was as expected in all cases (two patients failed both their bladder constraints and the PTV coverage). Overall, four patients did not satisfy one or more criteria at the end of their treatment. Conclusions A well-defined strategy for dose tracking assessment is feasible, would have minimal impact on the workload of a radiotherapy department, and may offer objective information to support radiation oncologists in making decisions about adaptive procedures.
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- 2017