Safe Avoiding injuries to patients from the care that is intended to help them Effective Providing services based on scientific knowledge to all who could benefit and refraining from providing…
and Muşturay Karçaaltıncaba1 (1) Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey Muşturay Karçaaltıncaba Email: musturayk@yahoo.com Abstract The use of radiological imaging in urological cancers is increasing with improvements in imaging…
Fig. 12.1 Fascial coverings (curved arrow) over vasa deferentia (straight arrow) are released Fig. 12.2 Vas deferens and seminal vesicle being retracted (straight arrow) to develop the plane of dissection…
Fig. 16.1 Axial apparent diffusion coefficient map of a corresponding patient demonstrating prostate tumor at left peripheral zone Conventional 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET-CT has been widely used for various tumors [15–19];…
Low risk Intermediate risk High risk Clinical T1–T2a and Gleason <7 and PSA <10 ng/mL Clinical T2b or Gleason 7 or PSA 10–20 ng/mL Clinical T2c, T3a-b or Gleason 8–10 or PSA > 20 ng/mL…
Fig. 10.1 Evolution of Gleason grading system Fig. 10.2 Comparison of the original Gleason grading and the latest modifications (With permission, J Epstein et al. Am J Surg Pathol Volume…
Fig. 18.1 Robotic stereotactic body radiotherapy unit (Courtesy of Hacettepe University) We do not recommend rSBRT in patients with collagen vascular disease and inflammatory bowel disease. We can treat patients…
Fig. 25.1 Ga-68 PSMA PET/CT revealed a left parailiac lymph node (LN) of 16 × 19 mm (SUVmax: 5.85) Fig. 25.2 SBRT Plan of Case 1: 35 Gy (7 Gy/day in 5 fractions)…
Fig. 19.1 Dose deposition characteristics of protons vs. X-rays Because of the absence of an exit dose, proton therapy can be used to treat cancer patients with less scatter radiation…
Author (year) n RT course RT dose (Gy) OS CSS CR (%) Salvage RC (%) aHousset et al. (1993) 54 Split course 44 (bid) 3y, 59% 3y, 62% 74 –…
