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A meta-analysis found that the use of magnetic resonance–guided daily adaptive stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) correlated with fewer acute grade 2 or higher gastrointestinal (GI) or genitourinary (GU) toxicities compared with CT-guided non-adaptive SBRT in patients with prostate cancer.

For patients with prostate cancer, MRg-A-SBRT is associated with reduced toxicity compared with CT-SBRT.

Analysis of 29 published clinical trials reveals clear benefits

Get latest articles and stories on Science at LatestLY. Radiation therapy for patients with prostate cancer can be made safer by a method that uses imaging technology as a guide. This method enables doctors to precisely direct radiation beams towards the prostate while avoiding adjacent tissue in the bladder, urethra, and rectum. Science News | Study Reveals Image-guided Adaptive Radiation Treatments Linked to Short-term Side Effects for Prostate Cancer.

A technique that uses imaging technology as a guide can make radiation therapy safer for patients with prostate cancer by helping clinicians accurately aim radiation beams at the prostate while avoiding nearby tissue in the bladder, urethra, and rectum.