Open AccessA comparative study of set up variations and bowel volumes in supine versus prone positions of patients treated with external beam radiation for carcinoma rectum
Author(s) -
K R Rajeev,
Smrithy S Me,
K Beena,
Raghavendra Holla,
R Rajaneesh Kumar,
M Dinesh
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.138021
Subject(s) - supine position , medicine , prone position , nuclear medicine , rectum , radiation treatment planning , radiation therapy , radiology , surgery
A prospective study was undertaken to evaluate the influence of patient positioning on the set up variations to determine the planning target volume (PTV) margins and to evaluate the clinical relevance volume assessment of the small bowel (SB) within the irradiated volume.