OBJECTIVES: To report our experience using Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) in patients undergoing post-prostatectomy irradiation. METHODS: Twenty-six patients were treated with radiotherapy following radical prostatectomy using Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT). Prostate bed localization was done using image guidance to align surgical clips relative to the reference isocenter on the planning digitally reconstructed radiographs. Assuming surgical clips to be surrogate for prostate bed, daily shifts in their position were calculated after aligning with the bony anatomy. Shifts were recorded in three dimensions. The acute toxicity was measured during and after completion of treatment. RESULTS: The average (standard deviation) prostate bed motion in anterior-posterior, superior-inferior and left-right directions were: 2.7mm (2.1), 2.4mm (2.1) and 1.0mm (1.7), respectively. The majority of patients experienced only grade 1 symptoms, two patients had grade 2 symptoms and none had grade 3 or higher acute toxicity. CONCLUSIONS: Daily IGRT is recommended for accurate target localization during radiation delivery to improve efficacy of treatment and enhance therapeutic ratio. Larger studies with longer follow-up are necessary to make definitive recommendations regarding magnitude of margin reduction around clinical target volume.
OBJECTIVES: To report our experience using Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) in patients undergoing post-prostatectomy irradiation. METHODS: Twenty-six patients were treated with radiotherapy following radical prostatectomy using Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT). Prostate bed localization was done using image guidance to align surgical clips relative to the reference isocenter on the planning digitally reconstructed radiographs. Assuming surgical clips to be surrogate for prostate bed, daily shifts in their position were calculated after aligning with the bony anatomy. Shifts were recorded in three dimensions. The acute toxicity was measured during and after completion of treatment. RESULTS: The average (standard deviation) prostate bed motion in anterior-posterior, superior-inferior and left-right directions were: 2.7mm (2.1), 2.4mm (2.1) and 1.0mm (1.7), respectively. The majority of patients experienced only grade 1 symptoms, two patients had grade 2 symptoms and none had grade 3 or higher acute toxicity. CONCLUSIONS: Daily IGRT is recommended for accurate target localization during radiation delivery to improve efficacy of treatment and enhance therapeutic ratio. Larger studies with longer follow-up are necessary to make definitive recommendations regarding magnitude of margin reduction around clinical target volume.
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