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CURRENT OPINION IN UROLOGY
Volume 20, Issue 3, Pages 223-228Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/MOU.0b013e32833817aa
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image-guided radiotherapy; intensity-modulated radiotherapy; prostate cancer; radiation
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Purpose of review To assess the current status and technological advances in image-guided external beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer. Recent findings Modern imaging has improved the ability to define radiotherapy target volumes. Specifically, treatment margins have been reduced through the use of treatment planning and image-guidance technology. Increasing dose has led to increased disease control. Concurrent technological advances may improve treatment-related toxicity. Data continues to emerge on patient selection, treatment schedule, and use of additional systemic therapy in conjunction with radiation. Summary In the present article, we review recent developments in radiation planning, image guidance, patient selection and fractionation, dose escalation, toxicity, systemic therapy, and follow-up.
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