前列腺癌患者的二次癌症 通过先进的外部光束辐射疗法治疗的前列腺癌患者

Sarah E Kulkarni1, Sagar A Patel2, Yuxian Sun1

  • 1Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

概括

与强度调节放射治疗 (IMRT) 相比,前列腺癌患者的质子束疗法 (PBT) 和立体体辐射疗法 (SBRT) 显示较低的第二次原发性癌症风险. 这些先进的辐射技术提供了更安全的治疗选择.

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