Ano-rectal wall dose-surface maps localize the dosimetric benefit of hydrogel rectum spacers in prostate cancer radiotherapy

Background and purpose: To evaluate spatial differences in dose distributions of the ano-rectal wall (ARW) using dose-surface maps (DSMs) between prostate cancer patients receiving intensity-modulated radiation therapy with and without implantable rectum spacer (IMRT+IRS; IMRT−IRS, respectively), an...

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Main Authors: Ben G.L. Vanneste, Florian Buettner, Michael Pinkawa, Philippe Lambin, Aswin L. Hoffmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240563081830082X