Organ Movements and Dose Exposures in Teletherapy of Prostate Cancer using a Rectal Balloon

1 November 2007

journal article
research article
Published by Springer Nature in Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Vol. 183 (11) , 617-624
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00066-007-1736-8

Abstract

During radiotherapy of localized prostate cancer, organ movements for the dose exposure of organs at risk like rectum, urinary bladder and urethra play, inter alia, a significant role. One possibility of internal organ stabilizing is offered by the usage of a rectal balloon during radiotherapy. The influence on organ movements and dose allocation of the organs at risk is unknown.

Keywords

PROSTATE CANCER
THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONFORMAL RADIOTHERAPY
ORGAN MOVEMENTS
RECTAL BALLOON
ORGANS AT RISK
PROSTATAKARZINOM
DREIDIMENSIONALE KONFORMALE STRAHLENTHERAPIE
ORGANBEWEGUNGEN
REKTUMBALLON
RISIKOORGANE

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