Treatment planning techniques in pelvic irradiated patients Comparison between 3D conformal and IMRT treatment planning techniques in supine and prone position in patients who receive pelvic irradiatio
- Conditions
- pelvic tumors1002765610029903
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON34454
- Lead Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
* patients who are referred to our Radiotherapy department for pelvic irradiation for a gynaecological or rectal malignancy
* patients should be able to lie in prone position on a belly-board
Exclusion Criteria
* unable to lie on a belly-board
* allergic to iv-contrast
* kidney failure (calculated GFR < 60ml/min)
* need for irradiation of the para-aortic lymph nodes
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>* Coverage of the PTV<br /><br>* Dmean of the small bowel (mean dose in the small bowel)<br /><br>* V15 and V45 of the small bowel (volume of the small bowel which receives<br /><br>respectively 15 and 45Gy)<br /><br></p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>* Dmean of the bladder, kidneys, sigmoid and, in case of gynaecologic patients,<br /><br>rectal wall<br /><br>* V25, V30, V35, V40 and V50 of the small bowel (volume which receives<br /><br>respectively 25, 30, 35, 40 and 50 Gy)<br /><br><br /><br></p><br>