Changes in cardiac volume determined with repeated enhanced 4DCT during chemoradiotherapy for esophageal cancer

• Published in: Radiation oncology (London, England) Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 181
• Main Authors: Wang, Xue, Wang, Jin-Zhi, Li, Jian-Bin, Zhang, Ying-Jie, Li, Feng-Xiang, Wang, Wei, Guo, Yan-Luan, Shao, Qian, Xu, Min, Liu, Xi-Jun, Wang, Yue
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 18.09.2018; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Aged; Blood pressure; Breast cancer; Cancer; Cancer therapies; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - therapy; Cardiac Volume - radiation effects; Cardiovascular disease; Care and treatment; CAT scans; Change detection; Chemoradiotherapy; Chemotherapy; Comparative analysis; Computed tomography; Concurrent chemoradiotherapy; Contrast enhanced four-dimensional computed tomography; Diagnosis; Dosage; Esophageal cancer; Esophageal Neoplasms - therapy; Esophagus; Female; Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography; Heart - diagnostic imaging; Heart - radiation effects; Heart failure; Heart rate; Heart volume change; Humans; Male; Medical imaging; Methods; Patients; Prospective Studies; Radiation; Radiation damage; Radiation effects; Radiation therapy; Radiotherapy; Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted; Reduction; China; Blood pressure; Heart volume change; Concurrent chemoradiotherapy; Contrast enhanced four-dimensional computed tomography; Esophageal cancer

Concurrent chemoradiotherapy is considered curative intent treatment for patients with non-operative esophageal cancer. Radiation-induced heart damage receives much attention. We performed repeated four-dimensional computed tomography (4DCT) to detect changes in cardiac volume during radiotherapy fo...