AROI-ESTRO GYN Teaching Course
Bladder filling and bowel volume
Full bladder versus empty bladder decreases volume of bowel irradiated to a significant dose
Examples drinking protocol:
Instruction of patients to keep full bladder Aarhus University Hospital: 450- 500ml 1 hour prior to planning CT scan and to each treatment Tata Memorial: 750-1000ml 30 minutes prior to planning CT and to each treatment
Reproducibility of bladder filling? Significant variation Main purpose is to push bowel away!
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