Reduction in cardiac volume during chemoradiotherapy for patients with esophageal cancer

Lotte J Lutkenhaus; Martijn Kamphuis; Niek van Wieringen; Maarten C C M Hulshof; Arjan Bel

doi:10.1016/j.radonc.2013.09.003

Reduction in cardiac volume during chemoradiotherapy for patients with esophageal cancer

Radiother Oncol. 2013 Nov;109(2):200-3. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2013.09.003. Epub 2013 Oct 3.

Authors

Lotte J Lutkenhaus¹, Martijn Kamphuis, Niek van Wieringen, Maarten C C M Hulshof, Arjan Bel

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 24094627
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2013.09.003

Abstract

We investigated the change in cardiac volume over the course of chemoradiotherapy in 26 patients treated for esophageal cancer, using cone beam CT imaging. The cardiac volume reduced significantly, with a median reduction of 8%. A significant relationship with planned cardiac dose was not found.

Keywords: Cardiac volume; Chemoradiotherapy; Cone beam CT; Esophageal cancer.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Cardiac Volume* / drug effects
Cardiac Volume* / radiation effects
Chemoradiotherapy*
Esophageal Neoplasms / physiopathology
Esophageal Neoplasms / therapy*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted