Gynae BT 2017

Imaging protocols MRI and CT Key issues: patient preparation for EBRT imaging Impact of dietary advice on dosimetry during EBRT

Impact of dietary advice

• 977 prostate patients treated with IMRT (739 without and 105 with diet) Antiflatulent dietary advice does not decrease intrafraction motion

Lips et al. IJROBP 2011

• 49 prostate patients (23 without and 26 with diet)

Feces, gas and moving gas decreased significantly in the diet group

Smitsmans et al. IJROBP 2008

• No studies for GYN patients with dosimetric results

Imaging protocols CT and MRI, JCA Dimopoulos, P Petrow, Prague, Czech Republic, 22.10.2017 - 26.10.2017