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01.05.2014 | Original article
Using fiducial markers in the prostate bed in postprostatectomy external beam radiation therapy improves accuracy over surgical clips
verfasst von:
I. Fortin, MD, MSc, J.-F. Carrier, PhD, M.-C. Beauchemin, MD, D. Béliveau-Nadeau, MSc, G. Delouya, MD, D. Taussky, MD
Erschienen in:
Strahlentherapie und Onkologie
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Ausgabe 5/2014
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Abstract
Background and purpose
The purpose of this work was to assess the stability of fiducial markers in the prostate bed and compared their use to surgical clips.
Patients and methods
In this study, 3–4 gold fiducial markers were transrectally implanted in the prostate bed of 14 patients. The stability of the fiducial markers position (fiducial markers fixity) over an EBRT course was assessed. Furthermore, the advantages of the fiducial markers compared to the surgical clips were assessed and the interobserver variation between the two technologies was compared.
Results
The mean fiducial marker migration during a course of EBRT was small with 1.2 mm (SD ± 0.8 mm). Compared to fiducial markers, the matches with surgical clips were mismatched ≥ 2 mm in 68 % of treatments. This discrepancy of > 2 mm was on average 3.7 ± 1.3 mm. There was less interobserver variability for matching of fiducial markers (0.8 ± 0.7 mm) than for surgical clips (2.0 ± 1.6 mm).
Conclusion
Fiducial markers showed less interobserver variability in matching and less variation in position than surgical clips. Fiducial markers could ultimately help in reducing treatment margins.