Radiation therapy is an effective treatment option for men with early-stage prostate cancer; it is used for definitive therapy in about one-third of men with clinically localized disease. Technological advances in the delivery of radiation therapy, coupled with earlier diagnosis, have led to ...
If radiation therapy damages the lymph nodes around your prostate gland, the fluid can build up in your legs or genital area. That can bring on swelling and pain. Physical therapy can usually treat lymphedema, but it might not go away completely. Bowel problems. Radiation can irritate your ...
Radiation therapy (RT) for prostate cancer has made huge strides over the past two decades. The addition of image guidance has allowed radiation oncologists to ensure accurate delivery of increasingly precise radiation treatment plans using newer conformal therapy methods such as three-dimensional confor...
Poster: "ECR 2017 / C-1463 / mpMRI in external beam radiation therapy of prostate cancer: principles, current role and applications" by: "M. Zerial, M. A. ... M Zerial 被引量: 0发表: 2016年 Patient and Structure Specific Quality Assurance Phantom Insert for Radiation Therapy of Prostat...
radiation therapy can be used to target disease that has spread to distant sites in patients who haveadvanced prostate cancer. Researchers found stereotactic radiation therapy could render patients free of clinically evident disease for eight to 13 months, delaying the need for hormone therapy or ...
Dose Escalation With Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy Affects the Outcome in Prostate Cancer Purpose: To quantify three-dimensional (3D) movement of the prostate gland with the patient in the supine and prone positions and to analyze the movement ... Zelefsky,M.,J.,... - 《Journa...
Seventy-four percent of men treated with a combination of radiation seed implants and external beam radiation therapy for prostate cancer are cured of their disease 15 years following their treatment, according to a study released today in the Internatio
Prostatectomy, External Beam Radiation Therapy, or Brachytherapy for Localized Prostate Cancer Trending Obesity and Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Viewpoint December 18, 2024 Poetry, Like Medicine, Can Be Strange Editor's Note December 18, 2024...
Although in use for over 40 years, proton beam therapy for prostate cancer has only recently come under public scrutiny, due to its increased cost compared to other forms of treatment. While the last decade has seen a rapid accumulation of evidence to suggest that proton beam therapy is both...
Radiation therapy margin reduction for patients with localized prostate cancer: A prospective study of the dosimetric impact and quality of life Objectives: To investigate the impact of reducing Clinical Target Volume (CTV) to Planning Target Volume (PTV) margins on delivered radiation therapy (RT) ...