Defining and sparing sexual function-related organs at risk for rectal cancer radiotherapy
Our consensus-based delineation and planning demonstrate that radiation dose to many sexual function-related organs at risk can be spared or optimized without compromising target coverage or dose to standard organs at risk. Future work includes implementing patient-reported outcomes and integrating these new organs at risk into standard radiotherapy planning.
Authors
- Birgitte Mayland Havelund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6566-5367)
- Henrik Dahl Nissen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5002-5463)
- Jimmi Søndergaard
- Heidi S. Rønde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2736-8433)
- Bodil Ginnerup Pedersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2792-7343)
- Christina Maria Lutz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4515-177X)
- Laura V. Diness
- Lars Nyvang
- Christian A. Hvid
- Kathrin Kirchheiner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5571-2780)
- Lars Fokdal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4382-4694)
- Dennis Tideman Arp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7980-5539)
- Joanna E. Szpejewska
- Eva Serup‐Hansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6851-2086)
- Camilla Kronborg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9783-4340)
- Kenni Højsgaard Engstrøm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6967-6998)
- Birthe Thing Oggesen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5722-4393)
- S.B.N. Biancardo
- Laurids Østergaard Poulsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0466-976X)
- Stine E. Petersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1211-1686)
- K.L. Jakobsen
- J Steffensen
- Rana Bahij
- Lise K Schou
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Aarhus University (DK)
- Aalborg University Hospital (DK)
- Odense University Hospital (DK)
- Herlev Hospital (DK)
- Vienna General Hospital (AT)
- Aarhus University Hospital (DK)
- Gentofte Hospital (DK)
- Zealand University Hospital (DK)
- Lillebaelt Hospital (DK)
- Danish Pain Research Center (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Oncologica
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2340/1651-226x.2025.44011
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.11