Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8235995 | International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics | 2009 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
This study is weakly suggestive that obesity may be a risk factor for salvage RT patients. Whether this results from greater biologic aggressiveness or technical inadequacies cannot be answered by this study. Given the very high failure rate observed for severely obese patients, we propose that technical difficulties with RT are at play. This hypothesis is supported by the RT literature and could be prospectively investigated. Techniques that optimize targeting, especially in obese patients, perhaps seem warranted at this time.
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Authors
Christopher R. Ph.D., M.D., Michael T. Ph.D., M.D., Daniel S. Ph.D., M.D.,