[Radiotherapy of prostatic cancer: staging and radiotherapy planning with transrectal ultrasound].
Transrectal ultrasound of the prostate is a cheap and well-reproducible examination for the prostate and seminal vesicles. The local tumor extension of a prostatic carcinoma can be visualized. By documentation of the ultrasound image on a polaroid paper picture, the topometric section of the prostate can be obtained. This picture can be used for dosimetry in individual radiation therapy-planning. Computed tomography is performed for detection of enlarged regional lymph nodes and demonstration of the topographic anatomy of the prostate in the lower pelvis.
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012669:Seminal Vesicles / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*
Strahlentherapie des Prostatakarzinoms: Stadieneinteilung und Bestrahlungsplanung mit dem Transrektalen Ultraschall.