Has Anybody had BioProtect Balloon as an Alternative to spacing gels?

Posted by bens1 @bens1, Dec 30, 2023

I read an article in Urology times about BioProtect balloon as an alternative to other gels, spaceoar and biogel, used to separate the rectum from the prostate. It said they had done a trial comparing it to spaceoar and found that it provided significantly more separation between the rectum and the prostate. As such, more healthy tissue was protected, the saline filled balloon, sat more evenly within the space and the dosimetrist could calculate dosage a little more effectively. It was approved by the FDA in October 2023, so it is obviously fairly new but evidently a number of doctors have used it. I have included a link to the video I watched talking about it:
https://www.urologytimes.com/view/balloon-spacers-in-prostate-cancer

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