Assessment of Polyethylene Glycol Hydrogel Spacer and Its Effect on Rectal Radiation Dose in Prostate Cancer Patients Receiving Proton Beam Radiation Therapy
Purpose: To assess the efficacy of placing a polyethylene glycol (PEG) spacing hydrogel in patients undergoing proton beam radiation therapy for prostate cancer. This study also aims to assess the effect on rectal radiation dose of prostate–rectum separation in various anatomic planes. Methods and M...
Main Authors: | Anojan Navaratnam, MBBS, FRACS, Jameson Cumsky, BS, Haidar Abdul-Muhsin, MB, ChB, Justin Gagneur, MA, Jiajian Shen, PhD, Heidi Kosiorek, MS, Michael Golafshar, MS, Akira Kawashima, MD, William Wong, MD, Robert Ferrigni, MD, Mitchell R. Humphreys, MD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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Series: | Advances in Radiation Oncology |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452109419301204 |
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