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Choice: 28 full-intensity or 39 lower-intensity radiation sessions?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: 6 days ago | Replies (17)
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@neilmartin

If you have the option for MRI guided SBRT review rectal toxicity it seems to me it is extremely low. I think I saw 1 or 2%. Other forms of radiation seem to be around 10% grade 2. Just my recollection so please research.

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jc76 | @jc76 | 6 days ago

@neilmartin
I am not sure you are referring to past posts about seeing infection rates of 1-2 %. I and others with this % were talking about biopsies not radiation treatments. I don't have any information on infections on radiations treatments. I was never given any information on the type of radiation infections.

There is a difference in infection rates for biopsies between having in done transrectal or transperineally. My Mayo uorologist stated their research was it was 1-2 % increase in infection if done transrectal. Others have posted they were told 1%

I just did not want to take the chance of any increase in infection or the discomfort of having it done transrectal versus being asleep. I may have mistakenly what you were referring to so just wanted to clarify from mine it was referecne biopsies. Do you have information on infections from just the radiation treatments?

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