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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

A method to separate the rectum from the prostate during proton beam radiotherapy of prostate cancer patients

Ulf Isacsson Sections of Oncology and Medical Radiation Physics, Department of Oncology, Radiology and Clinical Immunology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kristina Nilsson Sections of Oncology and Medical Radiation Physics, Department of Oncology, Radiology and Clinical Immunology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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Stefan Asplund Sections of Oncology and Medical Radiation Physics, Department of Oncology, Radiology and Clinical Immunology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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Elizabeth Morhed Sections of Oncology and Medical Radiation Physics, Department of Oncology, Radiology and Clinical Immunology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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Anders Montelius Sections of Oncology and Medical Radiation Physics, Department of Oncology, Radiology and Clinical Immunology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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Ingela Turesson Sections of Oncology and Medical Radiation Physics, Department of Oncology, Radiology and Clinical Immunology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
Pages 500-505 | Received 09 Jun 2009, Accepted 22 Feb 2010, Published online: 16 Apr 2010

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Bo Lennernäs, Enrique CastellanoS, Sten Nilsson & Seymour Levitt. (2011) Four and five dimensional radiotherapy with reference to prostate cancer – definitions, state of the art and further directions – an overview. Acta Oncologica 50:sup1, pages 104-110.
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Mahdieh Afkhami Ardekani, Hamed Ghaffari, Mahmoud Navaser, Seyed Hamid Zoljalali Moghaddam & Soheila Refahi. (2020) Effectiveness of rectal displacement devices in managing prostate motion: a systematic review. Strahlentherapie und Onkologie 197:2, pages 97-115.
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Mahdieh Afkhami Ardekani & Hamed Ghaffari. (2020) Optimization of prostate brachytherapy techniques with polyethylene glycol–based hydrogel spacers: A systematic review. Brachytherapy 19:1, pages 13-23.
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Silvia Johansson, Ulf Isacsson, Fredrik Sandin & Ingela Turesson. (2019) High efficacy of hypofractionated proton therapy with 4 fractions of 5 Gy as a boost to 50 Gy photon therapy for localized prostate cancer. Radiotherapy and Oncology 141, pages 164-173.
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Hamed Ghaffari, Mahdieh Afkhami Ardekani, Seyed Hadi Molana, Mohammad Haghparast, Mastaneh Sanei, Seied Rabi Mahdavi, Bahram Mofid & Aram Rostami. (2019) Application of rectal retractor for postprostatectomy salvage radiotherapy of prostate cancer: A case report and literature review. Clinical Case Reports 7:11, pages 2102-2107.
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Kimberley Legge, Doan Nguyen, Jin Aun Ng, Lee Wilton, Matthew Richardson, Jeremy Booth, Paul Keall, Darryl J O'Connor, Peter Greer & Jarad Martin. (2017) Real-time intrafraction prostate motion during linac based stereotactic radiotherapy with rectal displacement. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 18:6, pages 130-136.
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A Vanhanen & M Kapanen. (2016) The effect of rectal retractor on intrafraction motion of the prostate. Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express 2:3, pages 035021.
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Anna Gasinska. (2016) The contribution of women to radiobiology: Marie Curie and beyond. Reports of Practical Oncology & Radiotherapy 21:3, pages 250-258.
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Alexandru Nicolae, Melanie Davidson, Harry Easton, Joelle Helou, Hima Musunuru, Andrew Loblaw & Ananth Ravi. (2015) Clinical evaluation of an endorectal immobilization system for use in prostate hypofractionated Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy (SABR). Radiation Oncology 10:1.
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Kristina Nilsson, Andreas K. Johansson, Anders Montelius, Ingela Turesson, Risto O. Heikkinen, Gunilla Ljung & Ulf Isacsson. (2014) Decreasing the Dose to the Rectal Wall by Using a Rectal Retractor during Radiotherapy of Prostate Cancer: A Comparative Treatment Planning Study. Journal of Radiotherapy 2014, pages 1-7.
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Anna Pettersson, Birgitta Johansson, Christina Persson, Anders Berglund & Ingela Turesson. (2012) Effects of a dietary intervention on acute gastrointestinal side effects and other aspects of health-related quality of life: A randomized controlled trial in prostate cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy. Radiotherapy and Oncology 103:3, pages 333-340.
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