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Long-term follow-up results of endorectal balloon-assisted helical tomotherapy for localized prostate cancer patients in the high-risk group of gastrointestinal adverse events

BACKGROUND: Endorectal balloon (ERB) has been shown to reduce rectal radiation dose and late gastrointestinal toxicities in patients with prostate cancer. However, the usefulness of ERBs for patients with prostate cancer whose rectal shape or size is suboptimal has not been investigated. The purpose...

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Autores principales: Hama, Yukihiro, Tate, Etsuko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Via Medica 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9746648/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36523793
http://dx.doi.org/10.5603/RPOR.a2022.0100