The evolution of brachytherapy for prostate cancer

NG Zaorsky, BJ Davis, PL Nguyen… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract Brachytherapy (BT), using low-dose-rate (LDR) permanent seed implantation or
high-dose-rate (HDR) temporary source implantation, is an acceptable treatment option for …

State of the art and future challenges of urethra-sparing stereotactic body radiotherapy for prostate cancer: a systematic review of literature

J Le Guevelou, DG Bosetti, F Castronovo… - World Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Doses delivered to the urethra have been associated with an increased risk to
develop long-term urinary toxicity in patients undergoing stereotactic body radiotherapy …

EAU guidelines on prostate cancer. Part 1: screening, diagnosis, and local treatment with curative intent—update 2013

A Heidenreich, PJ Bastian, J Bellmunt, M Bolla… - European urology, 2014 - Elsevier
Context The most recent summary of the European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines
on prostate cancer (PCa) was published in 2011. Objective To present a summary of the …

Prostate stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy using a standard linear accelerator: toxicity, biochemical, and pathological outcomes

A Loblaw, P Cheung, L D'Alimonte, A Deabreu… - Radiotherapy and …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Biological dose escalation through stereotactic ablative
radiotherapy (SABR) holds promise of improved patient convenience, system capacity and …

Late side effects after image guided intensity modulated radiation therapy compared to 3D-conformal radiation therapy for prostate cancer: results from 2 prospective …

RC Wortel, L Incrocci, FJ Pos, UA van der Heide… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose Technical developments in the field of external beam radiation therapy (RT)
enabled the clinical introduction of image guided intensity modulated radiation therapy (IG …

The effectiveness of intensity modulated radiation therapy versus three-dimensional radiation therapy in prostate cancer: a meta-analysis of the literatures

T Yu, Q Zhang, T Zheng, H Shi, Y Liu, S Feng, M Hao… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background and Purpose Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) can deliver higher
doses with less damage of healthy tissues compared with three-dimensional radiation …

Intensity-modulated radiotherapy in the treatment of head and neck cancer

B O'Sullivan, RB Rumble, P Warde… - Clinical oncology, 2012 - Elsevier
Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is a newer method of radiotherapy that uses
intensity-modulated beams that can provide multiple intensity levels for any single-beam …

Exposure to low dose ionising radiation: molecular and clinical consequences

LM Martin, B Marples, TH Lynch, D Hollywood… - Cancer letters, 2013 - Elsevier
This review article provides a comprehensive overview of the experimental data detailing
the incidence, mechanism and significance of low dose hyper-radiosensitivity (HRS) …

Evolution of advanced technologies in prostate cancer radiotherapy

NG Zaorsky, AS Harrison, EJ Trabulsi… - Nature Reviews …, 2013 - nature.com
Conventional treatment options for clinically localized, low-risk prostate cancer include
radical prostatectomy, external-beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and low-dose-rate …

Cost-effectiveness of intensity-modulated radiotherapy in prostate cancer

JHE Yong, J Beca, T McGowan, KE Bremner, P Warde… - Clinical oncology, 2012 - Elsevier
AIMS: To compare the costs and effectiveness of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT)
with three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT) for the radical treatment of …