Verificação dos desvios de setup e cálculo de margem de PTV em tumores de próstata com 3DCRT

Mestrado em Radioterapia

Estudo dos desvios detectados pelas imagens portais no cancro da próstata em radioterapia conformacional (3DCRT)

Mestrado em Radioterapia

Helical tomotherapy versus 3D conformal radiotherapy in dosimetric planning for patients with localized prostate cancer

Radiotherapy is one of the therapeutics selected for localized prostate cancer, in cases where the tumour is confined to the prostate, penetrates the prostatic capsule or has reached the seminal vesicles (T1 to T3 stages). The radiation therapy can be administered through various modalities, being historically used the 3D conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT). Other modality of radiation administration is the intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), that allows an increase of the total dose through modulation of the treatment beams, enabling a reduction in toxicity. One way to administer IMRT is through helical tomotherapy (TH). With this study we intent to analyze the advantages of helical tomotherapy when compared with 3DCRT, by evaluating the doses in the organs at risk (OAR) and planning target volumes (PTV).

Planeamento dosimétrico de tumores de pulmão

Qual a técnica de irradiação a utilizar? RT convencional, 3DCRT, IMRT, SBRT. Esta selecção depende muito dos equipamentos disponíveis, mas idealmente deve ser sempre acompanhada de técnicas de IGRT.