Radiotherapy of prostate cancer: impact of treatment characteristics on the incidence of second tumors

It has been hypothesized that radiotherapy (RT) techniques delivering radiations to larger volumes (IMRT, VMAT) are potentially associated with a higher risk of second primary tumors. The aim of this study was...

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Source: BMC Cancer - February 3, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Milly BUWENGE, Erica SCIROCCO, Francesco DEODATO, Gabriella MACCHIA, Maria NTRETA, Silvia BISELLO, Giambattista SIEPE, Savino CILLA, Anna Rita ALITTO, Vincenzo VALENTINI, Lidia STRIGARI, Alessio G. MORGANTI and Silvia CAMMELLI Tags: Research article Source Type: research

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