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What bowel dose constraint do you recommend if you are boosting a pelvic lymph node for prostate cancer?

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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network

We generally use 55 Gy to < 5 cc based on Gyne literaturem and try to make sure the high prescribed dose is limited to one wall of bowel loop.

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Radiation Oncology · University of Florida

60 to 66 Gy at 2 Gy per fraction.

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