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What anal squamous cell carcinoma patients, if any, do you take to 59.4 Gy?
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Radiation Oncology · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
I will not usually treat a patient to over 54- 55.8 Gy.
The rate of sphincter dysfunction increases sharply at about this dose level and there is no compelling evidence that higher doses are of benefit.
However, for very extensive tumors, sphincter function may be severely compromised at presentatio...