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Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy
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3/2020
vol. 12
 
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Comparison of initial computed tomography-based target delineation and subsequent magnetic resonance imaging-based target delineation for cervical cancer brachytherapy

Taylor J. Corriher
1
,
Sunil W. Dutta
1
,
Clayton E. Alonso
1
,
Bruce Libby
1
,
Kara D. Romano
1
,
Timothy N. Showalter
1

  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
J Contemp Brachytherapy 2020; 12, 3: 279–282
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2020.96871
Online publish date: 2020/06/30
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Introduction
For cervical brachytherapy planning, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is preferable to computed tomography (CT) for target delineation. However, due to logistical and financial restrictions, in-room MRI is sometimes not routinely available in brachytherapy centers. Our institution has created a workflow that integrates MRI-based target delineation with an in-room CT scanner, with the aim of improving target coverage and conformality. This study reports the initial dosimetric results with using this workflow.

Material and methods
A retrospective review was performed on 46 consecutive patients who received definitive chemoradiation with 5 fraction intracavitary high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy for cervical cancer. Fraction 1 was planned from CT only. Outpatient MRI was obtained after Smit sleeve placement and first insertion to assess concurrent chemoradiotherapy tumor response. This MRI was registered to the CT for planning fractions 2-5. The median prescription dose for the cohort was 25 Gy (range, 25-29 Gy).

Results
The D90 to the high-risk clinical target volume (HR-CTV) and D2cc rectal dose were increased from fraction 1 to fraction 2-5 averaged (p < 0.05). Among the 18 patients with complete volumetric data, there was no significant difference in HR-CTV size, with an average decrease of 1.73 cc (p > 0.05) with MRI fusion. Eleven out of 18 patients had changes in high-risk target volume greater than 20%, with an absolute average change in volume of 31.5%.

Conclusions
The use of asynchronous MRI for target delineation, with co-registration to CT for each fraction of brachytherapy was associated with higher D90 to the HR-CTV. We observed slightly higher D2cc rectal doses with MRI, but cumulative rectal doses were within accepted thresholds. High-risk target volumes were not consistently increased or decreased, but MRI fusion was associated with target volume changes greater than 20% in over half of the treated patients.

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brachytherapy, magnetic resonance imaging, uterine cervical neoplasms

  
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