Setup errors in patients treated with intensity-modulated whole pelvic radiation therapy for gynecological malignancies

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 36-42

  Haslam, Joshua J ^b   Lujan, Anthony E ^b   Mundt, Arno J ^b   Bonta, Dacian V ^b   Roeske, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gynecology; IMRT; Portal imaging; Setup error

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVICE; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ERROR; FEMALE; FILM; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTENSITY MODULATED WHOLE PELVIC RADIATION THERAPY; OVARY CANCER; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; REGISTER; SIMULATION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINA CANCER;

EID: 14644403719     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2004.10.007     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. A.J. Mundt, J.C. Roeske, A.J. Lujan Initial clinical experience with intensity-modulated whole-pelvis radiation therapy in women with gynecologic malignancies Gynecol. Oncol. 82 2001 456 463
2. J.C. Roeske, A.E. Lujan, J. Rotmensch Intensity-modulated whole pelvic radiation therapy in patients with gynecological malignancies Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 48 2000 1613 1621
3. A.J. Mundt, J.C. Roeske, A.E. Lujan Intensity-modulated radiation therapy in gynecologic malignancies Med. Dosim 27 2002 131 136
4. A.J. Mundt, A.E. Lujan, J. Rotmensch Intensity-modulated whole pelvic radiotherapy in women with gynecologic malignancies Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 52 2002 1330 1337
5. A.J. Mundt, L.K. Mell, J.C. Roeske Preliminary analysis of chronic gastrointestinal toxicity in gynecology patients treated with intensity-modulated whole pelvic radiation therapy Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 56 2003 1354 1360
6. C.J. Brixey, J.C. Roeske, A.E. Lujan Impact of intensity-modulated radiotherapy on acute hematologic toxicity in women with gynecologic malignancies Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 54 2002 1388 1396
7. A.E. Lujan, A.J. Mundt, S.D. Yamada, J. Rotmensch, J.C. Roeske Intensity-modulated radiotherapy as a means of reducing dose to bone marrow in gynecologic patients receiving whole pelvic radiotherapy Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 57 2003 516 521
8. C.L. Creutzberg, V.G.M. Althof, M. de Hoog A quality control study of the accuracy of patient positioning in irradiation of pelvic fields Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 34 1996 697 708
9. D.J. Little, L. Dong, L.B. Levy, A. Chandra, D.A. Kuban Use of portal images and BAT ultrasonography to measure setup error and organ motion for prostate IMRT Implications for treatment margins Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 56 2003 1218 1224
10. H. Alasti, M.P. Petric, C.N. Catton, P.R. Warde Portal imaging for evaluation of daily on-line setup errors and off-line organ motion during conformal irradiation of carcinoma of the prostate Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 49 2001 869 884
11. J. Hanley, M.A. Lumley, G.S. Mageras Measurement of patient positioning errors in three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy of the prostate Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 37 1997 435 444
12. P. Remeijer, E. Geerlof, L. Ploeger 3-D portal image analysis in clinical practice An evaluation of 2-D and 3-D analysis techniques as applied to 30 prostate cancer patients Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 46 2000 1281 1290
13. E. Weiss, H. Vorwerk, S. Richter, C.F. Hess Interfractional and intrafractional accuracy during radiotherapy of gynecological carcinomas A comprehensive evaluation using the exactrac system Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 56 2003 69 79
14. M. Olofsen-van Acht, H. van den Berg, S. Quint Reduction of irradiated small bowel volume and accurate patient positioning by use of a bellyboard device in pelvic radiotherapy of gynecological cancer patients Radiother. Oncol. 59 2001 87 93
15. J.M. Balter, C.A. Pelizarri, G.T.Y. Chen Correlation of projection radiographs in radiation therapy using open curve segments and points Med. Phys. 19 1991 329 333
16. J.E. Schewe, J.M. Balter, K.L. Lam, R.K. Ten Haken Measurement of patient setup errors using port films and a computer-aided graphical alignment tool Med. Dosim 21 1996 97 104
17. J. Bijhold, J.V. Lebesque, A.A. Hart, R.E. Vijlbrief Maximizing setup accuracy using portal images as applied to a conformal boost technique for prostatic cancer Radiother. Oncol. 4 1992 261 271
18. D. Yan, J. Wong, F. Vicini Adaptive modification of treatment planning to minimize the deleterious effects of treatment setup errors Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 38 1997 197 206
19. A. Keys, F. Fidanza, M.J. Karvonen, N. Kimura, H.L. Taylor Indices of relative weight and obesity J. Chron. Dis. 25 1972 329 343
20. J.S. Garrow, J. Webster Quetelet's index (W/H2) as a measure of fatness Int. J. Obes. 9 1985 147 153
21. C.W. Hurkmans, P. Remeijer, J.V. Lebesque, B.J. Mijnheer Set-up verification using portal imaging; review of current clinical practice Radiother. Oncol. 58 2001 105 120
22. J.C. Stroom, M.J.J. Olofsen-van Acht, S. Quint On-line set-up corrections during radiotherapy of patients with gynecological tumors Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 46 2000 499 506
23. R.A. Huddart, A. Nahum, A. Neal Accuracy of pelvic radiotherapy Prospective analysis of 90 patients in randomized trial of blocked versus standard teletherapy Radiother. Oncol. 39 1996 19 29
24. J.J. Sonke, B. Brand, M. van Herk Focal spot motion of linear accelerators and its effect on portal image analysis Med. Phys. 30 2003 1067 1075
25. S. Mutic, J. Palta Quality assurance for computed-tomography simulators and the computed-tomography simulation process Report of AAPM Radiation Therapy Task Group No. 66 Med. Phys. 30 2003 272 292
26. M. Van Herk, P. Remeijer, C. Rasch, J.V. Lebesque The probability of correct target dosage Dose-population histograms for deriving treatment margins in radiotherapy Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 47 2000 1121 1135
27. J.C. Stroom, H.C.J. de Boer, H. Huizenga, A.G. Visser Inclusion of geometrical uncertainties in radiotherapy treatment planning by means of coverage probability Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 43 1999 905 919