Impact of Treatment Technique on Testicular Dose and Sexual Activity in Rectal Cancer Patients

Impact of Treatment Technique on Testicular Dose and Sexual Activity in Rectal Cancer Patients

Objective To estimate the incidental radiation dose delivered to the testicles in three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT), intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), and volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) in rectal cancer patients and its impact on sexual activity using a quality-of-life...

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Veröffentlicht in:Brazilian Journal of Oncology 2024-02, Vol.20
Hauptverfasser: Poornachandra Tejaswi-Siddappa, Shamsundar Sunkappa, Jagannath Kunigal-Puttaswamy, Aradhana Katke, Nanda Ramanand, Thejaswini Boraiah
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
conformal
quality of life
radiotherapy
rectal Neoplasms
testis
toxicity
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Zusammenfassung:Objective To estimate the incidental radiation dose delivered to the testicles in three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT), intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), and volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) in rectal cancer patients and its impact on sexual activity using a quality-of-life questionnaire.
ISSN:2526-8732
DOI:10.1055/s-0044-1791981