@Article{Chapman2013,
journal="Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy",
issn="1689-832X",
volume="5",
number="1",
year="2013",
title="Original paperOptimizing parametrial aperture design utilizing HDR brachytherapy isodose distribution",
abstract="Treatment of cervical cancer includes combination of external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) and brachytherapy (BRT). Traditionally, coronal images displaying dose distribution from a ring and tandem (R\&T) implant aid in construction of parametrial boost fields. This research aimed to evaluate a method of shaping parametrial fields utilizing contours created from the high-dose-rate (HDR) BRT dose distribution.  Eleven patients receiving HDR-BRT via R\&T were identified. The BRT and EBRT CT scans were sent to FocalSim (v4.62) ®  and fused based on bony anatomy. The contour of the HDR isodose line was transferred to the EBRT scan. The EBRT scan was sent to CMS-XIO (v4.62) ®  for planning. This process provides an automated, potentially more accurate method of matching the medial parametrial border to the HDR dose distribution. This allows for a 3D-view of dose from HDR-BRT for clinical decision-making, utilizes a paperless process and saves time over the traditional technique.",
author="Chapman, Katherine L.
and Ohri, Nitin
and Showalter, Timothy N.
and Doyle, Laura A.",
pages="50--54",
doi="10.5114/jcb.2013.34341",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2013.34341"
}