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CompletedNCT02470910

Incorporating MR Imaging Into Prostate Radiotherapy Treatment Planning

Incorporating MR Imaging Into Prostate Radiotherapy Treatment Planning: A Pilot Study to Quantitate the Potential to Limit Radiation Dose to Normal Tissues.

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
15 (actual)
Sponsor
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Academic / Other
Sex
Male
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

This research study is evaluating whether a standard prostate MRI examination can improve radiation therapy planning for prostate cancer.

Detailed description

In this research study, the investigators want to determine if prostate radiotherapy treatment planning can be improved by using an MRI scan to help doctors more accurately target the prostate with radiation and decrease radiation dose to the rectum, which is just behind the prostate. To do this, the investigators will create a treatment plan based on the MRI scan and compare it to the standard treatment, which currently uses a CT scan rather than an MRI. The results of this study will help inform doctors whether it is beneficial to routinely use an MRI scan for prostate radiotherapy treatment planning.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DEVICEMagnetic Resonance Imaging

Timeline

Start date
2015-07-01
Primary completion
2018-07-01
Completion
2018-07-01
First posted
2015-06-12
Last updated
2019-12-11
Results posted
2019-11-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02470910. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.