What dose constraint(s) would you use for a patient with a pelvic kidney transplant getting pelvic RT?
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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
It depends on whether it is only a kidney (transplanted) or an unascended pelvic kidney with a second normal kidney. In the transplanted kidney, if the indication is adjuvant RT, then I would weigh the benefit of pelvic RT vs. long-term risk. If planned course is definitive or need to treat, I do mo...