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Proton‐beam therapy after radical prostatectomy: Continued DVH idolatry?
Author(s) -
Lee W. Robert
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.32456
Subject(s) - medicine , prostatectomy , proton , proton therapy , beam (structure) , idolatry , nuclear medicine , prostate cancer , urology , medical physics , radiology , radiation therapy , nuclear physics , optics , physics , cancer , philosophy , theology
Proton‐beam therapy results in lower doses to the bladder and rectum compared with intensity‐modulated radiation therapy. Despite these dosimetric differences, genitourinary and gastrointestinal toxicity is similar.