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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rekha, M.D., Mahshid Mir, M.D. [2]

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Common causes in the development of radiation proctitis include include high dose of radiation, area of the radiation and mode of delivery of the radiation.

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Common Causes

Common causes in the development of radiation proctitis include:[1][2]

  • Dose of the radiation: <45 Gy are associated with few long-term radiation side effects. In contrast, doses between 45 and 70 Gy cause more complications, and doses above 70 Gy cause significant and longstanding injury to the surrounding area.
  • Area of the radiation.[3]
  • Mode of the delivery of the radiation: External beam radiation, typically administered by a linear accelerator, results in significantly greater exposure to surrounding organs as compared with brachytherapy, where radiation is administered via radioactive implants. Newer modalities of external beam radiation delivery, including three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, and the use of heavy particles including protons and neutrons, may be associated with a reduced risk of radiation toxicity.

References

  1. Beard CJ, Propert KJ, Rieker PP, Clark JA, Kaplan I, Kantoff PW; et al. (1997). "Complications after treatment with external-beam irradiation in early-stage prostate cancer patients: a prospective multiinstitutional outcomes study". J Clin Oncol. 15 (1): 223–9. doi:10.1200/JCO.1997.15.1.223. PMID 8996146.
  2. Willett CG, Ooi CJ, Zietman AL, Menon V, Goldberg S, Sands BE; et al. (2000). "Acute and late toxicity of patients with inflammatory bowel disease undergoing irradiation for abdominal and pelvic neoplasms". Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 46 (4): 995–8. PMID 10705022.
  3. Coia LR, Myerson RJ, Tepper JE (1995). "Late effects of radiation therapy on the gastrointestinal tract". Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 31 (5): 1213–36. doi:10.1016/0360-3016(94)00419-L. PMID 7713784.

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