Prostate Fiducial Marker Placement in Patients on Anticoagulation: Feasibility Prior to Prostate SBRT

Prostate Fiducial Marker Placement in Patients on Anticoagulation: Feasibility Prior to Prostate SBRT

Background and Purpose: Fiducial marker placement is required in patients undergoing robotic-based Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) or image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) for prostate cancer. Many patients take antiplatelet or anticoagulant medication due to other medical comorbidities. They...

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Main Authors: Michelle Iocolano, Seth Blacksburg, Todd Carpenter, Michael Repka, Susan Carbone, Gizem Demircioglu, Maryann Miccio, Aaron Katz, Jonathan Haas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
fiducial markers
radiotherapy
image-guided
anticoagulants
prostate cancer
SBRT
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2020.00203/full

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