An analysis of intraoperative versus post-operative dosimetry with CT, CT-MRI fusion and XMR for the evaluation of permanent prostate brachytherapy implants

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 166-171

  Acher, Peter ^a,b   Puttagunta, Srikanth ^a   Rhode, Kawal ^a   Morris, Stephen ^b   Kinsella, Janette ^b   Gaya, Andrew ^b   Dasgupta, Prokar ^b   Deehan, Charles ^b   Beaney, Ronald ^b   Popert, Rick ^b   Keevil, Stephen ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Dosimetry; Imaging; Prostate; XMR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; X RAY MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77955710724     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. D. Ash, A. Flynn, J. Battermann, T. de Reijke, P. Lavagnini, and L. Blank ESTRO/EAU/EORTC recommendations on permanent seed implantation for localized prostate cancer Radiother Oncol 57 2000 315 321
2. S. Nag Brachytherapy for prostate cancer: summary of American Brachytherapy Society recommendations Semin Urol Oncol 18 2000 133 136
3. S. Nag, W. Bice, K. DeWyngaert, B. Prestidge, R. Stock, and Y. Yu The American Brachytherapy Society recommendations for permanent prostate brachytherapy postimplant dosimetric analysis Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 46 2000 221 230
4. C. Salembier, P. Lavagnini, P. Nickers, P. Mangili, A. Rijnders, and A. Polo Tumour and target volumes in permanent prostate brachytherapy: a supplement to the ESTRO/EAU/EORTC recommendations on prostate brachytherapy Radiother Oncol 83 2007 3 10
5. R. Nath, W.S. Bice, W.M. Butler, Z. Chen, A.S. Meigooni, and V. Narayana AAPM recommendations on dose prescription and reporting methods for permanent interstitial brachytherapy for prostate cancer: report of Task Group 137 Med Phys 36 2009 5310 5322
6. R.G. Stock, N.N. Stone, A. Tabert, C. Iannuzzi, and J.K. DeWyngaert A dose-response study for I-125 prostate implants Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 41 1998 101 108
7. L. Potters, Y. Cao, E. Calugaru, T. Torre, P. Fearn, and X.H. Wang A comprehensive review of CT-based dosimetry parameters and biochemical control in patients treated with permanent prostate brachytherapy Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 50 2001 605 614
8. B. Al Qaisieh, D. Ash, D.M. Bottomley, and B.M. Carey Impact of prostate volume evaluation by different observers on CT-based post-implant dosimetry Radiother Oncol 62 2002 267 273
9. M.A. Moerland, H.K. Wijrdeman, R. Beersma, C.J. Bakker, and J.J. Battermann Evaluation of permanent I-125 prostate implants using radiography and magnetic resonance imaging Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 37 1997 927 933
10. A. Polo, F. Cattani, A. Vavassori, D. Origgi, G. Villa, and H. Marsiglia MR and CT image fusion for postimplant analysis in permanent prostate seed implants Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 60 2004 1572 1579
11. P. Acher, K. Rhode, S. Morris, A. Gaya, M. Miquel, and R. Popert Comparison of combined X-ray radiography and magnetic resonance (XMR) imaging-versus computed tomography-based dosimetry for the evaluation of permanent prostate brachytherapy implants Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 71 2008 1518 1525
12. L. Potters, E. Calguaru, K.B. Thornton, T. Jackson, and D. Huang Toward a dynamic real-time intraoperative permanent prostate brachytherapy methodology Brachytherapy 2 2003 172 180
13. S. Nag, P. Shi, B. Liu, N. Gupta, R.R. Bahnson, and J.Z. Wang Comparison of real-time intraoperative ultrasound-based dosimetry with postoperative computed tomography-based dosimetry for prostate brachytherapy Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 70 2008 311 317
14. K.T. Sowards, and A.S. Meigooni A Monte Carlo evaluation of the dosimetric characteristics of the EchoSeed Model 6733 (125)I brachytherapy source Brachytherapy 1 2002 227 232
15. O. Tanaka, S. Hayashi, M. Matsuo, K. Sakurai, M. Nakano, and S. Maeda Comparison of MRI-based and CT/MRI fusion-based postimplant dosimetric analysis of prostate brachytherapy Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 66 2006 597 602
16. P.W. McLaughlin, V. Narayana, D.G. Drake, B.M. Miller, L. Marsh, and J. Chan Comparison of MRI pulse sequences in defining prostate volume after permanent implantation Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 54 2002 703 711
17. M.J. Rivard, B.M. Coursey, L.A. DeWerd, W.F. Hanson, M.S. Huq, and G.S. Ibbott Update of AAPM Task Group No. 43 Report: a revised AAPM protocol for brachytherapy dose calculations Med Phys 31 2004 633 674
18. H. Ishiyama, R. Nakamura, T. Satoh, S. Tanji, M. Uemae, and S. Baba Inter-software variability in post-implanted CT analysis for interstitial permanent brachytherapy for prostate cancer: differences in automatically detected seed location Radiother Oncol 89 2008 214 216
19. D.F. Dubois, W.S. Bice Jr., and B.R. Prestige CT and MRI derived source localization error in a custom prostate phantom using automated image coregistration Med Phys 28 2001 2280 2284
20. N.N. Stone, S. Hong, Y.C. Lo, V. Howard, and R.G. Stock Comparison of intraoperative dosimetric implant representation with postimplant dosimetry in patients receiving prostate brachytherapy Brachytherapy 2 2003 17 25
21. L. Chauveinc, T. Flam, S. Solignac, N. Thiounn, F. Firmin, and B. Debre Prostate cancer brachytherapy: is real-time ultrasound-based dosimetry predictive of subsequent CT-based dose distribution calculation? A study of 450 patients by the Institute Curie/Hospital Cochin (Paris) Group Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 59 2004 691 695
22. L. Potters, E. Calugaru, A. Jassal, and J. Presser Is there a role for postimplant dosimetry after real-time dynamic permanent prostate brachytherapy? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 65 2006 1014 1019
23. B.L. Jacobs, E.P. Gibbons, R.P. Smith, S. Beriwal, K. Komanduri, and R.M. Benoit Comparison between real-time intra-operative ultrasound-based dosimetry and CT-based dosimetry for prostate brachytherapy using Cesium-131 Technol Cancer Res Treat 7 2008 463 470
24. T. Ohashi, A. Yorozu, K. Toya, S. Saito, T. Momma, and H. Nagata Comparison of intraoperative ultrasound with postimplant computed tomography-dosimetric values at Day 1 and Day 30 after prostate brachytherapy Brachytherapy 6 2007 246 253
25. D.F. Dubois, B.R. Prestidge, L.A. Hotchkiss, J.J. Prete, and W.S. Bice Jr. Intraobserver and interobserver variability of MR imaging- and CT-derived prostate volumes after transperineal interstitial permanent prostate brachytherapy Radiology 207 1998 785 789
26. J.M. Bland, and D.G. Altman Statistical methods for assessing agreement between two methods of clinical measurement Lancet 1 1986 307 310
27. B.R. Prestidge, W.S. Bice, E.J. Kiefer, and J.J. Prete Timing of computed tomography-based postimplant assessment following permanent transperineal prostate brachytherapy Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 40 1998 1111 1115