Publications
A Novel Multi-Institutional Database for Tracking and Reporting Dose-Volume Data and Normal Tissue Effects
Abstract
Results
To date we have created a functional online prototype, and have imported anonymized data for 159 patients with localized prostate cancer and 66 patients with head and neck cancer. Imported data includes raw DICOM and dosimetric data, as well as clinical data including basic demographic variables, tumor characteristics, and comorbidities. Toxicity endpoints captured include acute and late bladder and rectal complications for prostate cancer patients and xerostomia for head and neck cancer patients. Calculated dosimetric endpoints were compared to individual dosimetric data from the original planning software for each patient and excellent agreement was observed, eg, for rectal D5 the mean difference between the calculated and actual dose was 0.7 cGy (SD,±3 cGy). The average time needed to run a query for 159 patients was 7.5 minutes.
Conclusions
This novel database provides a unique system …
- Date
- September 1, 2014
- Authors
- DR Simpson, JL Ambite, R Kosztyla, G Kumaraguruparan, M Liu, KL Moore, JD Murphy, J Wu, V Moiseenko
- Journal
- International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
- Volume
- 90
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- S849-S850
- Publisher
- Elsevier