Multi-Institutional Phase II Study of Proton Beam Therapy for Organ-Confined Prostate Cancer Focusing on the Incidence of Late Rectal Toxicities

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8228873	International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics	2011	7 Pages	PDF

Abstract

The results of the present prospective study have revealed a valuable piece of evidence that PBT for localized prostate cancer can achieve a low incidence of late Grade 2 or greater rectal toxicities.

Keywords

Proton beam therapy Radiotherapy Prostate cancer Rectal toxicity Clinical trial

Related Topics

Physical Sciences and Engineering Physics and Astronomy Radiation

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Multi-Institutional Phase II Study of Proton Beam Therapy for Organ-Confined Prostate Cancer Focusing on the Incidence of Late Rectal Toxicities

Authors

Keiji M.D., Ph.D., Takashi M.D., Ph.D., Masakatsu M.D., Shigeyuki M.D., Ph.D., Hiroshi M.D., Ph.D., Masao M.D., Ph.D., Yoshio M.D., Ph.D.,