Radiotherapy of prostate cancer: impact of treatment characteristics on the incidence of second tumors

Radiotherapy of prostate cancer: impact of treatment characteristics on the incidence of second tumors

Abstract Background It has been hypothesized that radiotherapy (RT) techniques delivering radiations to larger volumes (IMRT, VMAT) are potentially associated with a higher risk of second primary tumors. The aim of this study was to analyse the impact of RT technique (3D-CRT vs IMRT/VMAT) on the inc...

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Main Authors: Milly BUWENGE, Erica SCIROCCO, Francesco DEODATO, Gabriella MACCHIA, Maria NTRETA, Silvia BISELLO, Giambattista SIEPE, Savino CILLA, Anna Rita ALITTO, Vincenzo VALENTINI, Lidia STRIGARI, Alessio G. MORGANTI, Silvia CAMMELLI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Second malignancy
3D-conformal radiotherapy
Intensity modulated radiotherapy
Volumetric modulated arc therapy
Prostate neoplasms
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-020-6581-5

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