A new method to visualize and to spare the ureters during SBRT for oligo metastatic patients

A new method to visualize and to spare the ureters during SBRT for oligo metastatic patients

This article describes a ureter-sparing procedure used to treat lymph node metastases with SBRT. We delivered 35 Gy in 5 fractions of 7 Gy to patients with lesions located less than 7 mm from the ureters using a urography CT scan for planification. Two dosimetry plans were created, one using a CT sc...

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Main Authors: Emilien Muggeo-Bertin, Raphael Moeckli, Veronique Vallet, Dominik Berthold, Sarah Godin, Jean Bourhis, Fernanda G. Herrera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Stereotactic body radiation therapy
Ureters
Stenosis
Delineation
Constraints
Urography CT scan
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405632421000238

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