ESTRO Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer 2018

THE CALCULATED RISKS OF SECOND MALIGNANCIES FROM INTENSITY- MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY

Kry et al 2005

% risk of fatal second malignancy

Conventional

IMRT

18MV

6MV

10MV

15MV 18MV

V S

V V S V

1.7%

2.9% 3.7% 2.1% 3.4% 4.0% 5.1%