| A method of analyzing rectal surface area irradiated and rectal complications in prostate conformal radiotherapy. | |
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PMID: 7493838 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: To develop a method of analyzing rectal surface area irradiated and rectal complications in prostate conformal radiotherapy. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Dose-surface histograms of the rectum, which state the rectal surface area irradiated to any given dose, were calculated for a group of 27 patients treated with a four-field box technique to a total (tumor minimum) dose ranging from 68 to 70 Gy. Occurrences of rectal toxicities as defined by the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) were recorded and examined in terms of dose and rectal surface area irradiated. For a specified end point of rectal complication, the complication probability was analyzed as a function of dose irradiated to a fixed rectal area, and as a function of area receiving a fixed dose. Lyman's model of normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) was used to fit the data. RESULTS: The observed occurrences of rectal complications appear to depend on the rectal surface area irradiated to a given dose level. The patient distribution of each toxicity grade exhibits a maximum as a function of percentage surface area irradiated, and the maximum moves to higher values of percentage surface area as the toxicity grade increases. The dependence of the NTCP for the specified end point on dose and percentage surface area irradiated was fitted to Lyman's NTCP model with a set of parameters. The curvature of the NTCP as a function of the surface area suggests that the rectum is a parallel structured organ. CONCLUSIONS: The described method of analyzing rectal surface area irradiated yields interesting insight into understanding rectal complications in prostate conformal radiotherapy. Application of the method to a larger patient data set has the potential to facilitate the construction of a full dose-surface-complication relationship, which would be most useful in guiding clinical practice. |
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Authors:
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Y Lu; P Y Song; S D Li; D R Spelbring; S Vijayakumar; D J Haraf; G T Chen |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics Volume: 33 ISSN: 0360-3016 ISO Abbreviation: Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. Publication Date: 1995 Dec |
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Created Date: 1996-01-11 Completed Date: 1996-01-11 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7603616 Medline TA: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1121-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, University of Chicago Medical Center, IL 60637, USA. |
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Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation Humans Male Pilot Projects Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology, radiotherapy* Radiotherapy, High-Energy Rectum / pathology, radiation effects* |
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