Dose-volume analysis of predictors for acute anal toxicity after radiotherapy in prostate cancer patients

Dose-volume analysis of predictors for acute anal toxicity after radiotherapy in prostate cancer patients

Abstract Background This study aimed to evaluate the clinical and dosimetric factors predictive of acute anal toxicity (AAT) after radiotherapy in prostate cancer (PCa) patients with or without hemorrhoids. Methods We analyzed data from 347 PCa patients (248 cases treated from July 2013 to November...

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Main Authors: Xingsi Peng, Sha Zhou, Shiliang Liu, Jibin Li, Sijuan Huang, Xiaobo Jiang, Maosheng Lin, Shaomin Huang, Chengguang Lin, Chaonan Qian, Mengzhong Liu, Liru He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Prostate cancer
Radiotherapy
Hemorrhoid
Acute anal toxicity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-019-1374-1

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