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What are the most common errors that can be made when performing prostate SBRT?

In starting prostate SBRT at an instutution, what are issues with the treatment that one should pay special attention to?
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Radiation Oncology · Georgetown University School of Medicine
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For those that are developing a Prostate CyberKnife Program:

1. Fiducial placement: The fiducials should be clearly separated on orthogonal X-ray images. See our paper for one strategy:

Lei S et al. (2011) Frontiers in Radiation Oncology

2. Treatment planning MRI: Make sure the MRI-CT fusion is accura...

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Radiation Oncology · Advocate Radiation Oncology
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Thank you, What regimen/dose are you using ?

George

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