Abstract:This study aimed to compare the dose-volume parameters of organs at risk (OAR) (bladder, rectum, sigmoid and bowel) for the bladder filling of 50cc versus 150cc in high-dose-rate (HDR) (3-D) vaginal cuff (VC) brachytherapy (BRT). METHODS The treatment data of eight hysterectomized patients with gynecological malignancy who received postoperative pelvic external radiotherapy (RT)+3-D HDR VC-BRT were analyzed. Recontouring was performed on CT images, and BRT plans were reformed. Proximal 1/3 vagina was treated i… Show more
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