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Vijayananda Kundapur1, Gavin Cranmer-Sargison2, Haresh Vachhrajani1
1Saskatoon Cancer Centre, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Purpose:
The goal of this work was to analyse small bowel (SB) dose-volume following the Quantitative Analyses of Normal Tissue Effects in the Clinic (QUANTEC) guidelines for rectal cancer patients treated using a couch top inclined belly board (iBB). As part of this, the consistency in SB displacement was evaluated using on-treatment cone-beam computed tomographic (CBCT) imaging.
Methods:
Twenty-four patients with rectal cancer were treated on a commercially available iBB. All patients went through the standard radiochemotherapy protocol in either a pre- or postoperative setup. All patients underwent weekly CBCT imaging during the course of radiation treatment. The planning computed tomographic data sets were used to analyze the quality of SB displacement, and the CBCT data sets were used to assess the reproducibility in SB displacement during treatment. The SB dose volume was evaluated and compared with QUANTEC-recommended dose limitations. Similarly, the impact of body mass index on dose volume and SB displacement was evaluated.
Results:
The SB displacement was assessed respectively as "good" and "very good" by both independent evaluating radiation oncologists. The consistency of SB displacement through the course of radiation treatment was scored as "excellent" for 22 of 24 and 23 of 24 patients by both radiation oncologists, respectively. The QUANTEC recommendation was met for all patients without bowel adhesions; however, the most benefit was observed for patients with body mass index > 23 kg/m2.
Conclusions:
Our study has shown that QUANTEC recommendations for SB dose during rectal cancer treatment can easily be met by treating patients on a couch top iBB. This technique is robust and produces consistent SB displacement.
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