The relationship between belly board position and patient anatomy and its influence on dose-volume histogram of small bowel for postoperative radiotherapy of rectal cancer

Oliver Koelbl; Dirk Vordermark; Michael Flentje

doi:10.1016/s0167-8140(03)00164-6

The relationship between belly board position and patient anatomy and its influence on dose-volume histogram of small bowel for postoperative radiotherapy of rectal cancer

Radiother Oncol. 2003 Jun;67(3):345-9. doi: 10.1016/s0167-8140(03)00164-6.

Authors

Oliver Koelbl¹, Dirk Vordermark, Michael Flentje

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiotherapy, University of Wuerzburg, Josef-Schneider-Strasse 11, 97080 Wuerzburg, Germany.

PMID: 12865185
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(03)00164-6

Abstract

The influence of three different belly board (BB) positions in radiotherapy of rectal cancer on the dose-volume histogram of the small bowel (SB) were analysed for 20 patients. Placing the lower border of the BB opening near the lumbosacral junction, both the volume of SB within the pelvis and the volume of SB within all tested dose levels were lower compared to its position near the symphysis or the lumbosacral junction.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Combined Modality Therapy
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
Female
Humans
Intestine, Small / anatomy & histology
Intestine, Small / radiation effects*
Male
Middle Aged
Pelvis / anatomy & histology*
Pelvis / radiation effects
Postoperative Care / methods
Prone Position*
Prospective Studies
Radiation Protection / instrumentation
Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
Radiotherapy, Conformal / adverse effects
Radiotherapy, Conformal / instrumentation
Radiotherapy, Conformal / methods*
Rectal Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Rectal Neoplasms / surgery