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External Beam RT for Prostate Cancer - ASTRO

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• Pros<br />

Ultrasound-based Ultrasound based alignment<br />

– Non-invasive<br />

– Reasonably good<br />

alignment<br />

– Visualize SV/ bladder<br />

– Visualize prostate<br />

surface contour<br />

• Cons<br />

– User-subjectivity<br />

– Patient anatomy may<br />

affect image quality<br />

– Impact of probe pressure<br />

on prostate position<br />

– Different imaging g g<br />

modality

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