Early dose-dependent cortical thinning of the femoral neck in anal cancer patients treated with pelvic radiation therapy

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
5585372	Bone	2017	6 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Significant early decrease in Ct.Th and trBMD occurs at the FN in patients treated with RT for anal cancer. FN V40Gy was predictive of clinically significant focal FN cortical thinning.

Keywords

SBRT periosteal perimeter Ps.Pm vBMD Ct.Th RTOG ECOG PS DICOM Crt IMRT SCC ROI Cortical bone organs at risk trabecular bone mineral density digital imaging and communications in medicine computed tomography OARS Anal cancer SEER body mass index BMI Hip fractures chemo-radiation therapy cortical thickness Regions Of Interest Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results hounsfield unit Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status stereotactic body radiation therapy Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)Intensity modulated radiation therapy Radiation therapy Squamous cell carcinoma Femoral neck Radiation Therapy Oncology Group

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Early dose-dependent cortical thinning of the femoral neck in anal cancer patients treated with pelvic radiation therapy

Authors

Catherine B.Eng., David M. MD, Emory R. MS, MD, Andy BS, Ashley A. PhD, A. William MD, Michael T. PhD, Jeffrey S. PhD,