Optimal bladder filling during high-dose-rate intracavitary brachytherapy for cervical cancer: a dosimetric study.

CONCLUSIONS: Bladder filling protocol with 50 ml and 100 ml was well tolerated and achieved a reasonably reproducible bladder volume during cervical brachytherapy. In our analysis so far, there is no significant impact of bladder filling on DVH parameters, although larger bladders tend to have higher doses. Small bowel doses are lesser with higher bladder volumes. Further evaluation and validation are necessary. PMID: 28533798 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: J Contemp Brachytherapy Source Type: research