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What percentage of your patients receive hydrogel SpaceOAR?
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Radiation Oncology · Multicare Health Syst
T3+ or poor KPS, we don't use SpaceOAR.
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Radiation Oncology · University of Kentucky Medical Center
At the time, I use Hydrogel for brachytherapy patients, after evaluation of the space between the prostate and rectum.
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Radiation Oncology · Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Good mix of responses (including my own) in this similar thread: https://www.themednet.org/question/14074
In regards to brachy (not extensively discussed in other thread) - it is generally easy enough to place it immediately after the seeds (if LDR) or needles (if HDR) have been placed without an ...