The urethral position may shift due to urethral catheter placement in the treatment planning for prostate radiation therapy

The urethral position may shift due to urethral catheter placement in the treatment planning for prostate radiation therapy

Abstract Purpose To determine the best method to contour the planning organ at risk volume (PRV) for the urethra, this study aimed to investigate the displacement of a Foley catheter in the urethra with a soft and thin guide-wire. Methods For each patient, the study used two sets of computed tomogra...

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Main Authors: Yasuhiro Dekura, Kentaro Nishioka, Takayuki Hashimoto, Naoki Miyamoto, Ryusuke Suzuki, Takaaki Yoshimura, Ryuji Matsumoto, Takahiro Osawa, Takashige Abe, Yoichi M. Ito, Nobuo Shinohara, Hiroki Shirato, Shinichi Shimizu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Prostate cancer
Radiotherapy
Urethra
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-019-1424-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-019-1424-8

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