PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - GIANLUCA FERINI AU - STEFANO PERGOLIZZI TI - A Ten-year-long Update on Radiation Proctitis Among Prostate Cancer Patients Treated With Curative External Beam Radiotherapy AID - 10.21873/invivo.12390 DP - 2021 May 01 TA - In Vivo PG - 1379--1391 VI - 35 IP - 3 4099 - http://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/35/3/1379.short 4100 - http://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/35/3/1379.full SO - In Vivo2021 May 01; 35 AB - This comprehensive synopsis summarizes the most relevant information obtained from a systematic analysis of studies of the last decade on radiation proctitis, one of the most feared radioinduced side effects among prostate cancer patients treated with curative external beam radiotherapy. The present review provides a useful support to radiation oncologists for limiting the onset or improving the treatment of radiation proctitis. This work shows that the past decade was a harbinger of significant new evidence in technological advances and technical tricks to avoid radiation proctitis, in addition to dosimetric perspectives and goals, understanding of pathogenesis, diagnostic work-up and treatment. We believe that a well-rounded knowledge of such an issue is fundamental for its appropriate management.