文摘
We aimed to clarify the differences between the estimated rectal dose (ERD) and the first measured dose (FMD) and second measured dose (SMD) to the rectum during high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy, and to predict FMD from the prostate volume (PV) or the rectal dose–volume parameters (RDVPs). ERD, FMD, and SMD were assessed with a rectal dosimeter during HDR brachytherapy of 18?Gy given in two fractions to 110 patients (48 hormone recipients, 62 hormone-na?ve patients) with prostate cancer. The correlations between FMD and PV, and between FMD and RDVP (D 2ml-em class="a-plus-plus">D 5ml) were investigated. ERD (mean?±?SD) was 219?±?44?cGy, FMD was 255?±?52?cGy, and SMD was 298?±?63?cGy, which differed significantly (p?p?