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Advances in prevention of radiation damage to visceral and solid organs in patients requiring radiation therapy of the trunk
Author(s) -
Ritter Edmond F.,
Lee Catherine G.,
Tyler Douglas,
Ferraro Frank,
Whiddon Curtis,
Rudner Adam M.,
Scully Sean
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1096-9098(199702)64:2<109::aid-jso4>3.0.co;2-f
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation therapy , trunk , radiation injury , radiology , medical physics , ecology , biology
Background As a part of multimodality therapy, many patients with tumors of the trunk receive radiation therapy. The major morbidity of this therapy is often secondary to incidental radiation damage to tissues adjacent to treatment areas. Methods We detail our use of saline breast implants placed in polyglycolic acid mesh sheets to displace visceral and solid organs away from the radiation field. Results Analysis of CT scans and dose volume histograms reveal that this technique successfully displaces uninvolved organs away from the radiation fields, thereby minimizing the radiation dose to such organs and tissues. Conclusion We believe this is a safe and efficacious method to prevent radiation damage to visceral and solid organs adjacent to trunk tumor sites. J. Surg. Oncol. 64:109–114. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.