Using MRI to measure position and anatomy changes and assess their impact on the accuracy of hyperthermia treatment planning for cervical cancer.
Iva VilasBoas-RibeiroMartine FranckenaGerard C van RhoonJuan A Hernandez-TamamesMargarethus Marius PaulidesPublished in: International journal of hyperthermia : the official journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group (2022)
This study showed that precise patient position and anatomy are relevant since these affect the accuracy of HTP predictions. The major part of improved accuracy is related to implementing the correct position of the patient in the applicator. Hence, our study shows a clear incentive to accurately match the patient position in HTP with the actual treatment.