Correlation between surrogates of bladder dosimetry and dose-volume histograms of the bladder wall defined on MRI in prostate cancer radiotherapy

Viviana Carillo; Cesare Cozzarini; Andreina Chietera; Lucia Perna; Stefano Gianolini; Angelo Maggio; Andrea Botti; Tiziana Rancati; Riccardo Valdagni; Claudio Fiorino

doi:10.1016/j.radonc.2012.10.001

Correlation between surrogates of bladder dosimetry and dose-volume histograms of the bladder wall defined on MRI in prostate cancer radiotherapy

Radiother Oncol. 2012 Nov;105(2):180-3. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2012.10.001. Epub 2012 Nov 22.

Authors

Viviana Carillo¹, Cesare Cozzarini, Andreina Chietera, Lucia Perna, Stefano Gianolini, Angelo Maggio, Andrea Botti, Tiziana Rancati, Riccardo Valdagni, Claudio Fiorino

Affiliation

¹ San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy. carillo.viviana@hsr.it

PMID: 23182056
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2012.10.001

Abstract

The correlation between bladder dose-wall-histogram (DWH) and dose-volume-histogram (DVH), dose-surface-histogram (DSH), and DVH-5/10 was investigated in a group of 28 patients; bladder walls were drawn on T2-MRI. DVH showed the poorest correlation with DWH; DSH or DVH-5/10 should be preferred in planning; absolute DVH may be used for radical patients, although less robust.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Male
Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology
Prostatic Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Radiotherapy Dosage
Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
Radiotherapy, Conformal*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Urinary Bladder / pathology
Urinary Bladder / radiation effects*