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Open MR-Guided High-Dose-Rate (HDR) Prostate Brachytherapy: Feasibility and Initial Experiences Open MR-Guided High-Dose-Rate (HDR) Prostate Brachytherapy.
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PMID:  21221879     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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The aim of our pilot study was to demonstrate the feasibility and dosimetric quality of MR-guided HDR prostate brachytherapy in a low-field 0.35T open MRI scanner and to present our initial clinical experiences. 16 patiets with intermediate- to high-risk localized prostate cancer were treated with 46-60 Gy of external beam radiotherapy preceded and/or followed by an 8 Gy MR-guided HDR boost. For interventions an MR compatible custom-made system, coaxial needles and plastic catheters were used. Template reconstruction, trajectory planning, image guidance, contouring and treatment planning were exclusively based on MR images. For treatment planning, dose-point- and anatomy-based inverse planning optimization was used. Image quality was found to be good to excellent in almost all cases. The mean catheter placement accuracy modeled by Rayleigh distribution was 2.9 mm with a sigma value of 2.3 mm. The mean and standard deviation (SD) of the dosimetric results for the target volume were the following: V100: 94.2 ± 4.3%, V150: 43.9 ± 6.8%, V200: 18.5 ± 5.9%. The mean D(0.1), D(1) and D1 values for the intraprostatic urethra were 117.6 ± 12.5%, 98.5 ± 19.9% and 122.3 ± 16.4%, respectively. Regarding the rectal wall the mean D(0.1), D(1) and D(2) values were 77.3 ± 7.2%, 64.8 ± 7.5%, and 53.2 ± 9.1%, respectively. The mean maximum dose for the inner rectal surface was 53.5 ± 9.2%. No RTOG Grade 3 or worse acute toxicities were observed. Our method seems to be a promising approach for performing feasible, accurate and high-quality MR-guided HDR prostate brachytherapy. To determine the long term side effects and outcome higher number of patients, additional follow-up is needed.
Authors:
Ferenc Lakosi; Gergely Antal; Csaba Vandulek; Arpad Kovacs; Gabor L Toller; Istvan Rakasz; Gabor Bajzik; Janaki Hadjiev; Peter Bogner; Imre Repa
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-1-11
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pathology oncology research : POR     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1532-2807     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-1-11     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9706087     Medline TA:  Pathol Oncol Res     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Health Center, University of Kaposvar, Guba Sandor Street 40, Kaposvar, 7400, Hungary.
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