A phase I dose-escalation trial of stereotactic body radiotherapy using 4 fractions for patients with localized prostate cancer

Abstract Purpose To report results from our phase I dose-escalation study of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) using 4 fractions for patients with localized prostate cancer. Materials & methods Fraction sizes of 8 Gy, 8.5 Gy, and 9 Gy were defined as levels 1, 2, and 3. The prescribed dose w...

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Main Authors: Takuro Kainuma, Shogo Kawakami, Hideyasu Tsumura, Takefumi Satoh, Ken-ichi Tabata, Masatsugu Iwamura, Kazushige Hayakawa, Hiromichi Ishiyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-019-1369-y