• Med Phys · Mar 2000

    Determination of the urethral dose in prostate brachytherapy when the urethra cannot be visualized in the postimplant CT scan.

    • F M Waterman and A P Dicker.
    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Kimmel Cancer Center, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA. frank.waterman@mail.tju.edu
    • Med Phys. 2000 Mar 1; 27 (3): 448-51.

    AbstractThis study investigates the feasibility of locating the urethra at the geometric center of peripherally loaded 125I prostate implant when a urinary catheter is not utilized for the postimplant CT scan. Twenty postimplant CT scans utilizing a urinary catheter were randomly selected. The urethra was localized in each study and, in addition, a surrogate urethra was localized at the geometric center of the prostate. Dose-volume histograms of the urethra and surrogate urethra were compiled and compared. The values obtained for the urethra D10, D25, and D50 were in good agreement and demonstrate that the urethral dose can be determined reliably by locating a surrogate urethra at the geometric center of the prostate in a peripherally loaded implant when the urethra cannot be visualized.

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