Ghafouri Mohammad, Miller Steven, Burmeister Jay, Boggula Ramesh
Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, USA.
Cureus. 2024 Nov 3;16(11):e72938. doi: 10.7759/cureus.72938. eCollection 2024 Nov.
Adaptive radiation therapy is a modern technological advancement that allows radiation treatments to be adjusted daily to account for changes in the patient's anatomy, such as bladder and rectal filling, as well as changes in the tumor volume and position. In this case report, we present a patient with locally advanced cervical cancer who received definitive radiation therapy of 4500 cGy in 25 fractions using the Varian's Ethos system. We observed substantial daily uterine movement, which required re-optimization of each treatment fraction. Without the daily plan adaptation, the treatment would have resulted in markedly suboptimal dose coverage to the tumor. This case report highlights the importance of adaptive radiotherapy in managing anatomical changes in cervical cancer treatment and improving outcomes.
自适应放射治疗是一项现代技术进步,它允许根据患者解剖结构的变化(如膀胱和直肠充盈情况)以及肿瘤体积和位置的变化,每天调整放射治疗方案。在本病例报告中,我们介绍了一名局部晚期宫颈癌患者,该患者使用瓦里安公司的Ethos系统接受了25次分割、总剂量为4500 cGy的根治性放射治疗。我们观察到子宫每天有显著移动,这需要对每个治疗分割进行重新优化。如果不进行每日计划调整,治疗将导致肿瘤的剂量覆盖明显不理想。本病例报告强调了自适应放疗在应对宫颈癌治疗中的解剖结构变化和改善治疗效果方面的重要性。