Implementation of Newer Radiotherapeutic Technology in the Management of Prostate Cancer

Roach, Mack; Pickett, Barby; Akazawa, P; M, Weil

doi:10.1007/978-1-4615-5769-2_11

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“…The purpose of additional imaging is to more precisely define likely patterns of disease spread in an individual patient so as to customize treatment. CT scan and MRI present a moderate sensitivity that varies between 0 and 70% which can detect enlarged lymph nodes (upper limit of normal 10 mm) but for patients with a high risk of lymph node involvement surgical lymph node sampling presented better diagnostic procedure 3 . CT scanning has considerably improved our ability to localize the prostate gland and has facilitated the development of more sophisticated radiotherapy treatment techniques.…”

Section: Radiotherapy In Prostate Cancer Treatmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Radio therapy in prostate cancer treatment

Radošević-Jelić¹,

Stojanović²,

Popov³

2005

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Prostate cancer is a complex disease, with many controversial aspects of management in almost all stages of disease. The natural history of this tumor is variable and is influenced by multiple prognostic factors. Radical prostatectomy and radiotherapy are standard treatment options for disease limited to the prostate. The data in literature does not provide clear- cut evidence for the superiority of any treatment. Neo- adjuvant or adjuvant hormonal therapy improves local control and survival in locally advanced disease. The patients treated with radiotherapy would have a relatively long life expectancy, not great risk factors for radiation toxicity and a preference for radiotherapy. The advantages of radiotherapy are that it has a significant potential for cure, it is well tolerated in the majority of men especially when the modern techniques of conformal radiotherapy and intensity modulated therapy are used and it is non-invasive therapeutic options with no anesthesia risk. Expected complications like radiation cystitis, impotence and proctitis are registered in about 1% of patients.

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Section: Radiotherapy In Prostate Cancer Treatmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…CT is also poor at identifying exactly where the apex of the prostate is located. This problem with apex definition is one of the main sources of potentional error in using CT scanning to define the GTV in prostate cancer 3 .…”

Section: Radiotherapy In Prostate Cancer Treatmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Radio therapy in prostate cancer treatment

Radošević-Jelić¹,

Stojanović²,

Popov³

2005

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“…Research continues in this field, and the next generation of 3DCRT is called Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT). This approach will allow greater conformity and the selective placement of very high doses within the tumour while also sparing normal tissue (25).…”

Section: Radiation Therapymentioning

confidence: 99%