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SUBMITTER: Schaefer C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6993432 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Schaefer Christian C Zamboglou Constantinos C Volegova-Neher Natalja N Martini Carmen C Nicolay Nils Henrik NH Schmidt-Hegemann Nina-Sophie NS Rogowski Paul P Li Minglun M Belka Claus C Müller Arndt-Christian AC Grosu Anca-Ligia AL Brunner Thomas T
Radiation oncology (London, England) 20200130 1
<h4>Background</h4>Small inter- and intrafractional prostate motion was shown to be a prerequisite for precise radiotherapy (RT) of prostate cancer (PCa) to achieve good local control and low rectal toxicity. As rectal gas and rectal volume are known to have a relevant effect on prostate motion, this study aims to reduce these parameters by using a Low FODMAP Diet (LFD) and to show feasibility of this intervention.<h4>Methods</h4>We compared a prospective intervention group (IG, n = 25) which un ...[more]