Feasibility of breath-hold techniques in irradiation of pancreatic cancer
Completed
- Conditions
- pancreatic cancer10017991
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON40629
- Lead Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
* Patients with pancreatic cancer, with locally advanced or (borderline) resectable status, who are treated with radio(chemo)therapy;
* WHO performance status of 0-2;
* Written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
* Inability to undergo the additional treatment planning CT scan and fluoroscopy;
* Serious lung condition precluding breath-hold.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>tumour motion during the preparatory CT scan and during three radiation<br /><br>fractions under breathhold conditions compared to the tumour motion under free<br /><br>breathing conditions.<br /><br>Practical feasibility of applying a breathhold technique in patients with<br /><br>pancreatic cancer.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Calculation of the impact of the above indicated measurementson the safety<br /><br>margin for irradiation of pancreatic cancer </p><br>