Book chapter
Measurement of Inter-fraction Changes in Bladder Volume Using Ultrasound Image Guidance for Gynecological Radiotherapy
World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, September 7 - 12, 2009, Munich, Germany, pp 474-475
2009
Abstract
Ultrasound based imaging is an established modality for Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT).For patients undergoing pelvic radiation therapy for gynecological cancer, a full bladder condition is preferred because the filled bladder pushes small bowel outside the radiation field and reduces target motion caused by variations in bladder filling. In our clinic, all patients undergoing pelvic radiation therapy receive standard bladder filling instructions. In this study we report results of bladder volume status determined from daily 3D ultrasound imaging of the reproducibility of full bladder for eleven patients. Mean bladder volume for all patients was 254.2cc with a standard deviation (SD) of 138.5. Standard instructions given to patients for bladder filling do not reproduce inter-fractional bladder volume consistently.
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- Title
- Measurement of Inter-fraction Changes in Bladder Volume Using Ultrasound Image Guidance for Gynecological Radiotherapy
- Creators
- Hayeon Kim - UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterSushil Beriwal - UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterM. Saiful Huq - UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
- Contributors
- Olaf Dössel (Editor)Wolfgang C. Schlegel (Editor)
- Publication Details
- World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, September 7 - 12, 2009, Munich, Germany, pp 474-475
- Conference
- World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering (Munich, Germany, 07 Sep 2009–12 Sep 2009)
- Series
- IFMBE Proceedings
- Publisher
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Berlin, Heidelberg
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Radiation Oncology (and Nuclear Medicine)
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-77950451492
- Other Identifier
- 991021897274404721