Dosimetric effects of the supine and prone positions in proton therapy for prostate cancer

Purpose: To quantitatively evaluate how much the doses to organs at risk are affected in the prone position compared to the supine position in the proton therapy (PT) for prostate cancer. Materials and Methods: Fifteen consecutive patients with clinically localized prostate cancer underwent treatmen...

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Main Authors: Takahiro Kato, Masato Kato, Kimihiro Takemasa, Masao Murakami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Physics
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Online Access:http://www.jmp.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-6203;year=2022;volume=47;issue=4;spage=331;epage=335;aulast=Kato