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Dosimetric Comparison Of Hypofractionated Prostate Radiation With Simultaneous Integrated Boost And Conventional Fractionation With Sequential Boost, Kristina Sammon
Dosimetric Comparison Of Hypofractionated Prostate Radiation With Simultaneous Integrated Boost And Conventional Fractionation With Sequential Boost, Kristina Sammon
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Introduction: Hypofractionated treatment delivery regimens are associated with better overall long-term disease control for prostate cancer. For patients with high-risk disease, there may be an indication for treatment of the surrounding pelvic lymph nodes for better over-all disease control. In order to achieve a hypofractionated regimen with treatment to the surrounding pelvic lymph nodes a simultaneous integrated boost technique is employed. There are concerns regarding achievability of target dose coverage and limitation of dose to the surrounding organs at risk with this fractionation.
Methods: This study is a retrospective dosimetric analysis of 7 randomly selected patients with high-risk prostate cancer. …