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Radiation Oncology/Prostate/Prostate Overview
More precise radiation therapy lets prostate cancer patients avoid erectile dysfunction
Radiation Oncology/Prostate/IMRT
Higher Radiation Dose Reduces Recurrence of Local Prostate Cancer
Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Types of Radiotherapy and Prostate Cancer
Radiation for Recurrent Prostate Cancer Appears to Improve Survival
IGRT (Image Guided Radiation Therapy)
This page gives a lot of links to get about all of the information one may want in the use of radiation for prostate cancer.
Radiation Oncology/Prostate/Prostate Overview
This is a paper that has lots of information and lots of links to get about any information you want on radiation.
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More precise radiation therapy lets prostate cancer patients avoid erectile dysfunction
Researchers at the Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) are using innovative techniques to help men with prostate cancer avoid erectile dysfunction after radiation treatment.
By using MRI scans in addition to CT scans, radiation oncologists can identify the blood vessels that control erectile function and plan treatment to target the prostate more precisely, sparing those nearby vessels. Results from an initial study with 25 patients appear in the January issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics.
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Radiation Oncology/Prostate/IMRT
Links to a number of studies on Radiation by IMRT
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Higher Radiation Dose Reduces Recurrence of Local Prostate Cancer
Men with early-stage prostate cancer who got higher doses of radiation were half as likely to see their cancer return in five years as men who received the conventional dose. This is the first large trial to show a high-dose radiation benefit in the treatment of low-risk patients.
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Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Your doctor may recommend radiation therapy for your prostate cancer. This reference summary reviews the benefits and risks of radiation therapy.
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Types of Radiotherapy and Prostate Cancer
There are three types of common radiotherapies used as prostate cancer treatments: the conventional electron beam radiation therapy (EBRT), and the newer 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT) and intensity modulated radiation (IMRT). Electron beam radiation therapy was the first external radiation therapy used as a prostate cancer treatment. The type of particle used for these three therapies is called photons which have no charge and no significant mass. Photons are the same type of energy used in diagnostic x-rays.
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Radiation for Recurrent Prostate Cancer Appears to Improve Survival
Providing radiation therapy to men with rising prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels following radical prostatectomy improves survival, a new study suggests. Presenting at the 2008 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in San Francisco, California, researchers showed that salvage radiotherapy reduced the risk of dying from prostate cancer by more than 60%. Investigators observed the greatest benefit in men with rapidly rising PSA levels, and found that the advantages of therapy appeared to persist even when administered up to 2 years after levels began to rise.
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IGRT (Image Guided Radiation Therapy)
IGRT is an advanced technology that allows radiation to be delivered to tumors with more precision than was traditionally possible. One of the challenges encountered when radiation is delivered to a tumor is that the tumor can move based on the patient's day to day position on the treatment table, as well as secondary to breathing. IGRT uses advanced imaging technology with on-board imaging (OBI).
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Erectile Dysfunction
Brachytherapy / Seed Implants
Hormonal Ablation Treatment
Radiation External - All Kinds
Surgical Removal - All Kinds
Watchful Waiting
Other Conventional Treatments
