Evidence of Limited Motion of the Prostate by Carefully Emptying the Rectum as Assessed by Daily MVCT Image Guidance with Helical Tomotherapy

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8239189	International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics	2008	7 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Daily MVCT-based correction is feasible. The BM + DV matching was found to be consistent between operators. Rectal emptying using a daily enema is an efficient tool to minimize prostate motion, even for centers that have not yet implemented image-guided radiotherapy.

Keywords

TomoTherapy Image-guided radiotherapy Organ motion Intensity-modulated radiotherapy Prostate

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Physical Sciences and Engineering Physics and Astronomy Radiation

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Evidence of Limited Motion of the Prostate by Carefully Emptying the Rectum as Assessed by Daily MVCT Image Guidance with Helical Tomotherapy

Authors

Claudio Ph.D., Nadia M.D., Sara Ph.D., Cesare M.D., Eleonora M.Sc., Filippo M.D., Riccardo M.D., Ferruccio M.D., Riccardo Ph.D.,