Endorectal balloon reduces anorectal doses in post-prostatectomy intensity-modulated radiotherapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 465-470

  Smeenk, Robert Jan ^a   Van Lin, Emile N J Th ^a   Van Kollenburg, Peter ^a   McColl, Gill M ^a   Kunze Busch, Martina ^a   Kaanders, Johannes H A M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anorectal toxicity; Endorectal balloon; IMRT; Post prostatectomy radiotherapy; Prostate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDORECTAL BALLOON; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM;

ANAL CANAL; BALLOON DILATION; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RECTUM;

EID: 81855164942     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: 18790887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2011.07.019     Document Type: Article

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