New radiation technologies have been developed and adopted for clinical use in prostate cancer treatment in response to a need to deliver dose-escalated radiation therapy while minimizing treatment-related morbidity.
The goal of this article is to examine the currently available evidence comparing dosimetric and patient outcomes of newer versus older radiation technologies in prostate cancer. Overall, although a body of dosimetry studies have demonstrated the ability of newer versus older technologies (intensity-modulated radiation therapy vs 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy; proton vs intensity-modulated radiation therapy) to reduce radiation doses delivered to the rectum and bladder, more studies are needed to demonstrate that these dosimetric benefits translate into improved patient outcomes.
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Pearlstein KA, Chen RC. Are you the author?
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
Reference: Semin Radiat Oncol. 2013 Jul;23(3):182-90.
doi: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2013.01.004
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 23763884
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