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SUBMITTER: Shiba S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8127650 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shiba Shintaro S Okamoto Masahiko M Tashiro Mutsumi M Ogawa Hiroomi H Osone Katsuya K Yanagawa Takashi T Kohama Isaku I Okazaki Shohei S Miyasaka Yuhei Y Osu Naoto N Chikuda Hirotaka H Saeki Hiroshi H Ohno Tatsuya T
Journal of radiation research 20210501 3
It is difficult to treat patients with an inoperable sarcoma adjacent to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract using carbon ion radiotherapy (C-ion RT), owing to the possible development of serious GI toxicities. In such cases, spacer placement may be useful in physically separating the tumor and the GI tract. We aimed to evaluate the usefulness of spacer placement by conducting a simulation study of dosimetric comparison in a patient with sacral chordoma adjacent to the rectum treated with C-ion RT. ...[more]