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My brother had five sessions of SBRT to treat his Gleason 4+3 PC 2 years ago. His radiation was done at UCSF by Dr. Roach, considered one of the best radiation oncologists.
He was given no diet requirements before having the five sessions. I had never heard of diet requirements for SBRT before, except in this forum a few months ago. I guess there is no universal requirement.
When I had my three sessions of SBRT on my spine no food recommendations were discussed.
Now, if you’re having IMRT or EBRT radiation five days a week for weeks, then diet can be a factor. You definitely don’t want gas problems while being radiated that often.
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Sloan Kettering really stresses diet - even for SBRT. In Cyberknife, Even though the beams are tracking the fiducials, a passing gas bubble can move the prostate (along with the fiducials) and cause surrounding tissue to be impacted.
That’s why MRIdian systems are so much better - they automatically stop the beam if the prostate moves out of the target area - and they don’t even use fiducials.
But even that system relies on a very low fiber, no gas diet.
Phil