Reduced dose to small bowel with the prone position and a belly board versus the supine position in neoadjuvant 3D conformal radiotherapy for rectal adenocarcinoma

INTRODUCTION: No consensus exists regarding the optimal treatment setup for neoadjuvant radiotherapy of rectal cancer using a 3D conformal (3D CRT) technique. Positioning the patient prone with a belly board aims to reduce the amount of small bowel irradiated. METHODS: Twenty‐five patients with loca...

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Autores principales: White, Rohen, Foroudi, Farshad, Sia, Joseph, Marr, Mary Ann, Lim Joon, Daryl
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5454325/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27741381
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.187

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5454325/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27741381
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.187

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