| Literature DB >> 27748126 |
Tejinder Kataria1, Deepak Gupta1, Shikha Goyal1, Shyam S Bisht1, Ravi Chaudhary2, Kushal Narang1, Susovan Banerjee1, Trinanjan Basu1, Ashu Abhishek1, Sasikumar Sambasivam1, Nisha T Vishnu1.
Abstract
Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is being increasingly utilized in the treatment of prostate cancer. With the advent of high-precision radiosurgery systems, it is possible to obtain dose distributions akin to high-dose rate brachytherapy with SBRT. However, urethral toxicity has a significant impact on the quality of life in patients with prostate cancer. Contouring the male urethra on a CT scan is difficult in the absence of an indwelling catheter. In this pictorial essay, we have used the MRI obtained for radiotherapy planning to aid in the delineation of the male urethra and have attempted to define guidelines for the same.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27748126 PMCID: PMC5604912 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20160348
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Radiol ISSN: 0007-1285 Impact factor: 3.039