Biological dose and complication probabilities for the rectum and bladder based on linear energy transfer distributions in spot scanning proton therapy of prostate cancer.

CONCLUSIONS: Compared to using constant RBE, the variable RBE models predicted increased biological doses to the rectum, bladder and prostate, which in turn lead to substantially higher estimated rectum and bladder NTCPs. PMID: 29037095 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Acta Oncologica - October 17, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Pedersen J, Petersen JBB, Stokkevåg CH, Ytre-Hauge KS, Flampouri S, Li Z, Mendenhall N, Muren LP Tags: Acta Oncol Source Type: research