Acute patient-reported intestinal toxicity in whole pelvis IMRT for prostate cancer: bowel dose-volume effect quantification in a multicentric cohort study

CONCLUSION: Constraining the bowel loops (V46<80cc) may reduce the risk of several moderate intestinal symptoms, with a much greater impact for patients with lower IBDQ baseline scores.PMID:33639190 | DOI:10.1016/j.radonc.2021.02.026

Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - February 27, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Andrea Bresolin Adriana Faiella Elisabetta Garibaldi Fernando Munoz Domenico Cante Vittorio Vavassori Justina Magdalena Waskiewicz Giuseppe Girelli Barbara Avuzzi Elisa Villa Alessandro Magli Barbara Noris Chiorda Marco Gatti Letizia Ferella Angelo Maggio Source Type: research