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Effectiveness of a novel gas‐release endorectal balloon in the removal of rectal gas for prostate proton radiation therapy

Endorectal balloons (ERBs) are routinely used in prostate proton radiation therapy to immobilize the prostate and spare the rectal wall. Rectal gas can distend the rectum and displace the prostate even in the presence of ERBs. The purpose of this work was to quantify the effects an ERB with a passiv...

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Veröffentlicht in:J Appl Clin Med Phys
Hauptverfasser: Wootton, Landon S., Kudchadker, Rajat J., Beddar, A. Sam, Lee, Andrew K.
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2012
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5718230/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22955660
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1120/jacmp.v13i5.3945
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