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Table 5 Comparative Rates of Acute Maximum RTOG Grade GI Toxicity for Prostate IMRT with no Endorectal Balloon, an Air-filled Endorectal Balloon, and a Water-filled Endorectal Balloon

From: Acute gastrointestinal and genitourinary toxicity of image-guided intensity modulated radiation therapy for prostate cancer using a daily water-filled endorectal balloon

 

non-ERB15

ERBair14

ERBH2O

Toxicity Grade

%

%

%

0

63

68

69

1

23

14

23

2

13

18

8

3

0

0

0

4

0

0

0

  1. Abbreviations: GU = genitourinary; GI = gastrointestinal; IMRT = intensity modulated radiation therapy; ERB = endorectal balloon; H2O – water.
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Radiation Oncology

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