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  1. 1. Predicting toxicity caused by high-dose-ratebrachytherapy boost for prostate cancer

    Master-uppsats, Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

    Författare :Dalia Estefan; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Prostate cancer; Radiation induced toxicity; Predictive model; Combination therapy; High-dose-rate brachytherapy boost;

    Sammanfattning : Introduction Treating localized prostate cancer with combination radiotherapy consisting ofexternal beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT) has beenproven to result in better disease outcome than EBRT only. There is, however, a decreasingtrend in utilization of combination therapy, partially due to concerns for elevated toxicityrisks. LÄS MER