Prostate cancer radiation therapy: what do clinicians have to know?

BGL Vanneste, EJ Van Limbergen… - BioMed Research …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Radiotherapy (RT) for prostate cancer (PC) has steadily evolved over the last decades, with
improving biochemical disease‐free survival. Recently population based research also …

Proton therapy for prostate cancer: A review of the rationale, evidence, and current state

TJ Royce, JA Efstathiou - Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original …, 2019 - Elsevier
Men diagnosed with localized prostate cancer have many curative treatment options
including several different radiotherapeutic approaches. Proton radiation is one such …

Proton therapy for prostate cancer: current state and future perspectives

YY Wu, KH Fan - The British Journal of Radiology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objective: Localized prostate cancer can be treated with several radiotherapeutic
approaches. Proton therapy (PT) can precisely target tumors, thus sparing normal tissues …

Effectiveness of robust optimization against geometric uncertainties in TomoHelical planning for prostate cancer

T Yagihashi, K Inoue, H Nagata… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Geometrical uncertainties in patients can severely affect the quality of
radiotherapy. Purpose We evaluated the dosimetric efficacy of robust optimization for helical …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in radiotherapy and its impact on second primary cancer risk: A multi-center cohort study in prostate cancer patients

MC Jahreiß, M Hoogeman, KKH Aben, M Dirkx… - Radiotherapy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Modelling studies suggest that advanced intensity-modulated radiotherapy may
increase second primary cancer (SPC) risks, due to increased radiation exposure of tissues …

[HTML][HTML] Half body irradiation (HBI) for bone metastases in the modern radiotherapy technique era–A systematic review

M Bilski, K Konat-Bąska, F Mastroleo, P Hoskin… - Clinical and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bone metastases (BMs) are the most common cause of cancer-related pain and radiation
therapy plays a key role in treating pain caused by it. The half-body irradiation (HBI) is a …

[HTML][HTML] Dosimetric comparison of TomoDirect, helical tomotherapy, VMAT, and ff-IMRT for upper thoracic esophageal carcinoma

Y Zhang, H Wang, X Huang, Q Zhang, R Ren, R Sun… - Medical dosimetry, 2019 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Background The new TomoDirect (TD) modality offers a nonrotational option
with discrete beam angles. We aim to compare dosimetric parameters of TD, helical …

A global Unified Dosimetry Index (gUDI) to evaluate simultaneous integrated boost radiotherapy plans in prostate cancer

M Mambretti, C Romanò, G Marvaso, S Comi… - Radiotherapy and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose Formulation of a global Unified Dosimetry Index (gUDI) for the evaluation of
prostate simultaneous integrated boost Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT by …

[HTML][HTML] Dosimetric analysis of three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy, intensity-modulated radiotherapy-step and shoot, helical tomotherapy, and volumetric …

F Gozal, SA Gondhowiardjo, H Kodrat… - Journal of Cancer …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Materials and Methods: Experimental study with intervention on ten prostate cancer patients'
computed tomography planning data. 78 Gy dose in 39 fractions was given for planning …

[HTML][HTML] Proton therapy-the modality of choice for future radiation therapy management of Prostate Cancer?

S Mangan, M Leech - Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Proton Therapy (PR) is an emerging treatment for prostate cancer
(Pca) patients. However, limited and conflicting data exists regarding its ability to result in …