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A Dosimetric Study On Photon Beam Energies With And Without A Flattening Filter In Sbrt Treatments For Prostate Cancer, Alexis F. Puruleski
A Dosimetric Study On Photon Beam Energies With And Without A Flattening Filter In Sbrt Treatments For Prostate Cancer, Alexis F. Puruleski
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Purpose: The role of radiation therapy in managing prostate cancer has developed and improved greatly throughout the years. The purpose of this study was to analyze a newly developing method of treatment practices with two different therapy energies.
Methods: This retrospective study pulled patient data from the facility’s treatment planning system database who had primary prostate cancer treated to the prostate bed. Each patient was planned for the same treatment technique with two different beam energies, 6X and 6FFF (flattening filter free).
Results: A two-sample t-test was done to compare means of the max doses to the bladder, rectum, and …