Influence of Rectum Delineation (Rectal Volume vs. Rectal Wall) on IMRT Treatment Planning of
the Prostate Page 1 Strahlentherapie und Onkologie Original Article Influence of Rectum …

Deformable image registration (DIR) is a powerful tool for radiation oncology, but it can
produce errors. Beyond this, DIR accuracy is not a fixed quantity and varies on a case-by …

To perform setup procedures including both positional and dosimetric information, we
developed a CT–CT rigid image registration algorithm utilizing water equivalent pathlength …

PURPOSE: Although several institutions have reported rectal dose constraints according to
threshold toxicity, the plethora of trials has resulted in multiple, confusing dose–volume …

To estimate the relationship between the three-dimensional (3D) displacement error of the
prostate and rectal deformation for reduction of deviation between the planned and …

Background To determine whether the dose-volume histograms (DVH's) for the rectum and
bladder constructed using biological-effective dose (BED-DVH's) better correlate with late …

The primary application of Image‐Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT) in the treatment of localized
prostate cancer has been to assist precise dose delivery to the tumor. With the ability to use …

Purpose: The aim of this work was to study the variations in delivered doses to the prostate,
rectum, and bladder during a full course of image-guided external beam radiotherapy …

This work introduces a new concept—the dosimetric margin distribution (DMD)—and uses it
to explain the sensitivity of a group of prostate IMRT treatment plans to patient setup errors …

Many studies have been performed to assess correlations between measures derived from
dose–volume histograms and late rectal toxicities for radiotherapy of prostate cancer. The …