Hydrogel spacer distribution within the perirectal space in patients undergoing radiotherapy for prostate cancer: Impact of spacer symmetry on rectal dose reduction and the clinical consequences of hydrogel infiltration into the rectal wall

Authors

Benjamin W. Fischer-Valuck, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Anupama Chundury, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Hiram Gay, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Walter Bosch, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Jeff Michalski, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Journal

Practical radiation oncology

Publication Date

2017

Volume

7

Issue

3

Inclusive Pages

195-202

Document Type

Open Access Publication

Rights and Permissions

Fischer-Valuck BW, Chundury A, Gay H, Bosch W, Michalski J (2017) Hydrogel spacer distribution within the perirectal space in patients undergoing radiotherapy for prostate cancer: Impact of spacer symmetry on rectal dose reduction and the clinical consequences of hydrogel infiltration into the rectal wall. Practical Radiation Oncology, 7(3): 195-202. Copyright 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of American Society for Radiation Oncology. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

Recommended Citation

Fischer-Valuck, Benjamin W.; Chundury, Anupama; Gay, Hiram; Bosch, Walter; and Michalski, Jeff, "Hydrogel spacer distribution within the perirectal space in patients undergoing radiotherapy for prostate cancer: Impact of spacer symmetry on rectal dose reduction and the clinical consequences of hydrogel infiltration into the rectal wall." Practical radiation oncology. 7, 3. 195-202. (2017).
https://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/open_access_pubs/5819