Open AccessPredicting genitourinary toxicity in three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer: A dose-volume parameters analysis of the bladder
Author(s) -
P. Bagalà,
Gianluca Ingrosso,
M.D. Falco,
Sara Petrichella,
M. D’Andrea,
M. Rago,
Andrea Lancia,
Claudia Bruni,
Elisabetta Ponti,
Riccardo Santoni
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.165871
Subject(s) - toxicity , medicine , prostate cancer , prostate , genitourinary system , urology , univariate analysis , radiation therapy , acute toxicity , urinary bladder , bladder cancer , cancer , multivariate analysis
In prostate cancer radiotherapy, the relationship between genitourinary (GU) toxicity and clinical-dosimetric parameters is debated. We report our analysis of the parameters associated with GU toxicity.