International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 23-28 , 1 September 2009

Genitourinary Toxicity After High-Dose-Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy Combined With Hypofractionated External Beam Radiotherapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: An Analysis to Determine the Correlation Between Dose–Volume Histogram Parameters in HDR Brachytherapy and Severity of Toxicity

  • Hiromichi Ishiyama, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Hiromichi Ishiyama, M.D., Department of Radiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, Japan. Tel: (+81) 778-8453; Fax: (+81) 778-9436
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  • Masashi Kitano, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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  • Takefumi Satoh, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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  • Shouko Kotani, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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  • Mineko Uemae, R.T.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiation Oncology, Kitasato University Hospital, Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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  • Kazumasa Matsumoto, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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  • Hiroshi Okusa, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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  • Ken-ichi Tabata, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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  • Shiro Baba, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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  • Kazushige Hayakawa, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan

Received 18 June 2008 ,Revised 4 September 2008 ,Accepted 2 November 2008.

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 This study was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid for Cancer Research from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan.

 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S0360-3016(08)03729-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.11.006

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 23-28 , 1 September 2009

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