Abstract
We quantitatively estimated dosimetric variations due to interfraction organ deformation in multi-fractionated high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDRBT) for cervical cancer using a novel surface-based non-rigid deformable registration. As the number of consecutive HDRBT fractions increased, simple addition of dose–volume histogram parameters significantly overestimated the dose, compared with distribution-based dose addition.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 555-558 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Radiotherapy and Oncology |
Volume | 117 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 Dec |
Keywords
- Brachytherapy
- Cervical cancer
- Deformable registration
- Dose evaluation
- Interfraction variation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hematology
- Oncology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging