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Rectal volume variations and estimated rectal dose during 8 weeks of image-guided radical 3D conformal external beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer

• Modern IGRT has given new insight regarding organ motion in radiotherapy. • Rectal volume variation may increase the risk of biochemical and local failure. • Rectal volume decreased significantly during eight weeks of radiotherapy. • The percentage of irradiated rectal volume did not change statis...

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Autores principales: Tøndel, Hanne, Solberg, Arne, Lydersen, Stian, Jensen, Christer Andre, Kaasa, Stein, Lund, Jo-Åsmund
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6384310/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30834350
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ctro.2019.02.003