Dosimetric impacts of endorectal balloon in CyberKnife stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for early‐stage prostate cancer

PURPOSE: In SBRT for prostate cancer, higher fractional dose to the rectum is a major toxicity concern due to using smaller PTV margin and hypofractionation. We investigate the dosimetric impact on rectum using endorectal balloon (ERB) in prostate SBRT. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty prostate cancer...

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Published in:J Appl Clin Med Phys
Main Authors: Xiang, Hong F., Lu, Hsiao‐Ming, Efstathiou, Jason A., Zietman, Anthony L., Armas, Ricardo De, Harris, Kathryn, Bloch, B. Nicolas, Qureshi, Muhammad Mustafa, Keohan, Sean, Hirsch, Ariel E.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Radiation Oncology Physics
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5689864/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28407345
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acm2.12063
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