Proton Therapy for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer
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…
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Bladder Preservation Therapies in Bladder Cancer
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 –…
Post-chemotherapy Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection in Advanced Germ Cell Tumors
Fig. 9.1 Bilateral retroperitoneal metastasis of left testicular tumor, medializing aorta and vena cava Post-chemo residual masses are teratomas in 40% of NSGCT cases [11]. In a study including 210…
Target Volume Delineation Target Volume Delineation for bladder cancer Guidelines in Bladder Cancer
Fig. 3.1 CTV delineation for a muscle-invasive bladder cancer patient treated with definitive IGRT Fig. 3.2 Boost volume delineation for a muscle-invasive bladder cancer patient treated with definitive IGRT 3.4.3…
Prostate Cancer Risk Grouping and Selection Criteria Based on Radiation Oncology Perspective
AJCC 7th Edition (2009) Note: new staging incorporates Gleason + PSA for risk group determination Primary tumor: T1—clinically inapparent tumor neither palpable nor visible by imaging T1a—incidental histologic finding in…
Guidelines for the Delineation of Lymphatic Target Volumes in Prostate Cancer
LN levels Boundaries of LN levels Recommended margins Superior Inferior Medial Lateral Anterior Posterior Internal iliac Bifurcation of the CI (usually the L5–S1 interspace) Superior portion of the coccygeal muscle…
Quality Assurance of Modern Radiotherapy Techniques in Prostate Cancer Treatment
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Gokhan Ozyigit and Ugur Selek (eds.)Principles and Practice of Urooncologyhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56114-1_26 26. Quality Assurance of Modern Radiotherapy Techniques in Prostate Cancer Treatment Vildan Alpan1 , Yücel Sağlam1 and Steven Kirsner2 (1) Department of Radiation Oncology,…
Targeted Therapies and Immunotherapy in Prostate Cancer
Androgen inhibitors Abiraterone FDA approval For metastatic CRPC before chemotherapy For metastatic CRPC following docetaxel Orteronel (TAK-700) Phase III Maintenance therapy in patients with mCRPC previously treated with novel hormonal…
The Role of Hormonal Treatment in Prostate Cancer
Study No of patients Randomization Results RTOG 85-31 [31] 977 RT vs. RT + LHRHa (continuous) Combined arm is better in all end points RTOG 86-10 [32] 456 RT vs. RT + 4 month CAB…
Adjuvant or Salvage Radiotherapy in Postoperative Prostate Cancer
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Gokhan Ozyigit and Ugur Selek (eds.)Principles and Practice of Urooncologyhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56114-1_17 17. Adjuvant or Salvage Radiotherapy in Postoperative Prostate Cancer Ugur Selek1, 2, Yasemin Bolukbasi1, 2 and Deborah A. Kuban2 (1) Department of Radiation Oncology,…
