Kent E Wallner, Gregory S Merrick, Mark L Benson, Wayne M Butler, Jeffrey Maki, Bryan G Tollenaar
PURPOSE: Because of the apparent relationship between potency loss and radiation doses to the erectile bodies, there is increasing rationale for incorporating penile bulb dosimetry into treatment planning and posttreatment evaluation. Because the location and shape of the penile bulb have not been described in detail on various imaging modalities, we herein describe the anatomic boundaries of the penile bulb on computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MR), and transrectal ultrasound (TRUS), before and after brachytherapy...
July 15, 2002: International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics