3. Prior to simulation
Clinical examination and documentation
Review imaging, staging
Anatomical variations/need of nodal boost/para-aortic
irradiation
Finalize intended treatment plan
Technique of RT (Conventional/conformal)
Counselling about treatment course, expected
outcome, acute and late side effects
4. Prior to simulation
Written informed consent
Part preparation (perineum)
Bowel preparation
Bisacodyl tablets
Treatment of constipation
Instructions to maintain bowel clearance throughout
treatment
5. Positioning of patient
Should be reproducible,
comfortable
Supine position
Most commonly used in
GYN EBRT
Hands on chest or above
head
Legs straight and heel
together
Prone position
May be used with a belly
board
In post-operative cases of
cervix and Endometrium
6.
7. Positioning of patient
Frog Leg position
Used in vulvar and vaginal cancer
Intended treatment volume: Inguinal nodes
9. Immobilization
Avoid in obese patients
Use a six-clamp device
Tattoo upper and lower
borders for reproducibility
May cut the orifit and put
skin tattoos
Avoid in frog leg position
11. Organ filling protocols: Bladder
Bladder:
Empty bladder
Full bladder (varying protocols 500-1000 ml)
Comfortable filling (450-500 ml before 1 hour)
12. ITV Concept
Scan empty bladder with Intravenous contrast
Administer oral contrast
Scan full bladder
Both in treatment position
Fuse both the images
13. Organ filling protocols: Rectum
Maintain rectal clearance throughout
Advice on day of simulation and throughout
Don’t hesitate to repeat scan if rectum is too much loaded
14. Markers and wires
Put internal vaginal
marker (lower extent of
disease or vault)
Temporary manual
Titanium clips
Barium soaked gauze
Marker at the perineum
Wire palpable nodes,
post-op scars
15. Contrast materials
Intravenous contrast (Inj.
Omnipaque/Iomerol @
2cc/kg) preferably via an
automatic timed contrast
injector), unless medically
contraindicated or patients
had history of contrast
allergy.
16. Contrast materials
An oral contrast may be
used to opacify small
bowel (optional)
Per-rectal barium for
localizing the rectum
Per-vaginal barium
17. CT Simulation
Field of view: Large (80-85 cm)
Pelvic RT: Upper border of T12 Vertebrae to 5cm below ischial
tuberosity
Slice thickness: (2.5-5 mm) ≤ 5 mm
No interslice gap
Table increments: 3mm
Flat table couch
20. Take home message!!
Simulation is one of the most important step of
radiation therapy planning
Requires pre-planning, counselling
Comfortable and reproducible immobilization
and positioning
Take care of organ filling (inter and intra-
fraction)
PET-CT simulation and adaptive RT are
investigational