PROCTITIS ONE WEEK AFTER STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIATION THERAPY FOR PROSTATE CANCER: IMPLICATIONS FOR CLINICAL TRIAL DESIGN

Background: Proctitis following prostate cancer radiation therapy is a primary determinant of quality of life (QOL). While previous studies have assessed acute rectal morbidity at 1 month after stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), little data exist on the prevalence and severity of rectal morbidit...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Oncology
Main Authors:	Ima Paydar, Robyn A Cyr, Thomas M Yung, Siyuan Lei, Brian Timothy Collins, Leonard N Chen, Simeng Suy, Anatoly Dritschilo, John H Lynch, Sean P. Collins
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-07-01
Subjects:	prostate cancer CyberKnife epic SBRT Time point Recall period
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2016.00167/full