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Abstract
Purpose We assessed the association of the spatial distribution of dose to the bladder surface, described using dose-surface maps, with the risk of urinary dysfunction. Methods and Materials The bladder dose-surface maps of 754 participants from the TROG 03.04-RADAR trial were generated from the volumetric data by virtually cutting the bladder at the sagittal slice, intersecting the bladder center-of-mass through to the bladder posterior and projecting the dose information on a 2-dimensional plane. Pixelwise dose comparisons were performed between patients with and without symptoms (dysuria, hematuria, incontinence, and an International Prostate Symptom Score increase of ≥10 [ΔIPSS10]). The results with and without permutation-based multiple-comparison adjustments are reported. The pixelwise multivariate analysis findings (peak-event model for dysuria, hematuria, and ΔIPSS10; event-count model for incontinence), with adjustments for clinical factors, are also reported. Results The associations of the spatially specific dose measures to urinary dysfunction were dependent on the presence of specific symptoms. The doses received by the anteroinferior and, to lesser extent, posterosuperior surface of the bladder had the strongest relationship with the incidence of dysuria, hematuria, and ΔIPSS10, both with and without adjustment for clinical factors. For the doses to the posteroinferior region corresponding to the area of the trigone, the only symptom with significance was incontinence. Conclusions A spatially variable response of the bladder surface to the dose was found for symptoms of urinary dysfunction. Limiting the dose extending anteriorly might help reduce the risk of urinary dysfunction.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 420-426 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics |
Volume | 97 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 21 Oct 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2017 |
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Assessment of Rectal and Urinary Toxicity from the RADAR Prostate Radiotherapy Trial? Dosimetric Constraints for Novel Symptom Clustering, Derivation of Radiobiological Parameters and Assessment of Patient Localisation Effects
Ebert, M. (Investigator 01), Denham, J. (Investigator 02), Joseph, D. (Investigator 03), Foo, K. (Investigator 04), Haworth, A. (Investigator 05) & Carolan, M. (Investigator 06)
NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council
1/01/15 → 31/12/15
Project: Research