Yeungnam Univ J Med.  1995 Dec;12(2):203-209. 10.12701/yujm.1995.12.2.203.

Treatment Planning Correction Using MRI in the Radiotherapy of Cervical Cancer

• Shin SO
• Cho KH
• Park CW

• KMID: 2320371
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.1995.12.2.203

Abstract

PURPOSE
To evaluate the role of MRI in the management of cervical cancer treated by conventional four-field whole pelvic irradiation. METHOD AND MATERIAL: Between 1993-march and 1994-february, 20 patients(4 Stage I B, 3 Stage U A, 13 Stage U B) with invasive cervical cancer were eligible for evaluation of accuracy of conventionally designed lateral treatment field without MRI determination.
RESULTS
5 out of 20 Patients had inadequate margin without MRI. The position of uterine fundus was more important than cervix in correction of field size and the center of treatment field.
CONCLUSION
This Preliminary date show MRI determination of uterine position prior to radiotherapy planning is essential in the case of four-field whole pelvic irradiation technique.

Keyword

MRI; Conventional radiotherapy planning; Four-field whole pelvic irradiation; Field correction

MeSH Terms

Cervix Uteri
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Radiotherapy*
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms*