Developments in external beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer

Nicolaas Lumen; Piet Ost; Charles Van Praet; Gert De Meerleer; Geert Villeirs; Valérie Fonteyne

doi:10.1016/j.urology.2013.03.043

Developments in external beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer

Urology. 2013 Jul;82(1):5-10. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2013.03.043. Epub 2013 May 21.

Authors

Nicolaas Lumen¹, Piet Ost, Charles Van Praet, Gert De Meerleer, Geert Villeirs, Valérie Fonteyne

Affiliation

¹ Department of Urology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.

PMID: 23706252
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2013.03.043

Abstract

Prostate cancer (PC) is a radiosensitive tumor, and external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) has gained its place in the treatment of PC. The aim of this review is to provide the physician involved in the treatment of PC an overview of the current indications of EBRT, to focus on some recent developments in EBRT, and to highlight promising new indications for EBRT.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Dose Fractionation, Radiation
Humans
Lymphatic Metastasis
Male
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / prevention & control*
Palliative Care*
Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology
Prostatic Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Prostatic Neoplasms / surgery
Radiosurgery*
Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated / adverse effects
Salvage Therapy*