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Excessive Bladder Filling at Simulation Correlates with Longer Treatment Times, More Interruptions, and Inferior Patient Experiences During Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy.
Thomas P Howard, Daniel G Barkyoumb, Jillian Connolly, Yu-Hui Chen, Anurag Saraf, Jonathan E Leeman, Paul L Nguyen, Shalini Moningi, Peter Orio, Luke Peng
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- Sep 19, 2026
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PURPOSE: Bladder filling during prostate radiotherapy (RT) helps displace bowel and reduce bladder dose but can be uncomfortable for patients. We hypothesized that overly full bladders at simulation (sim) are associated with longer treatments, more delays, and worse patient experience. METHODS: We…
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