Effect of Abdominal Circumference on the Irradiated Bowel Volume in Pelvic Radiotherapy for Rectal Cancer Patients: Implications for the Radiotherapy-Related Intestinal Toxicity

BackgroundTo effectively reduce the irradiated bowel volume so as to reduce intestinal toxicity from pelvic radiotherapy, treatment in the prone position with a full bladder on a belly board is widely used in pelvic radiotherapy for rectal cancer patients. However, the clinical applicable condition...

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Principais autores:	Gang Wang, Wenling Wang, Haijie Jin, Hongmin Dong, Weiwei Chen, Xiaokai Li, Saixi Bai, Guodong Li, Wanghua Chen, Leilei Li, Juan Chen
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-02-01
coleção:	Frontiers in Oncology
Assuntos:	rectal cancer pelvic radiotherapy abdominal circumference irradiated bowel volume intestinal toxicity
Acesso em linha:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.843704/full
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