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What percentage of your patients receive hydrogel SpaceOAR?

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Do you recommend hydrogel SpaceOAR for all, none or select prostate patients?

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Radiation Oncology · Multicare Health Syst
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T3+ or poor KPS, we don't use SpaceOAR.

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Radiation Oncology · University of Kentucky Medical Center
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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
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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 ...

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Radiation Oncology · University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine
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Those on next generation anticoagulants (i.e., not ASA) or those with inflammatory bowel disease (those are the indications that CCO pays for the kit).

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