title: Minimal requirements in prostate cancer irradiation: a consensus document by the AIRO Lombardia Cooperative Group.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  With the aim of establishing clinical and technical criteria to homogenize radiotherapy practice, a working group of AIRO-Lombardia (Associazione Italiana di Radioterapia Oncologica--Gruppo regionale della Lombardia) has tried to define minimal requirements for radical and postoperative irradiation in prostate cancer. The document has been structured in such a way as to be also of interest to the urological and medical oncology communities.
  
  
  METHODS
  The working group, composed of representatives of most of the regional radiotherapy departments in the Lombardy region, had monthly meetings during 1996 and 1997. The document on minimal requirements has been derived from the participants' combined experience and knowledge, from review of the literature, and from a 1995 regional survey on current practice of prostate irradiation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Minimal requirements for radical and postoperative irradiation of prostate cancer have been defined with respect to treatment strategies, pre-treatment diagnostic evaluation and staging, treatment prescription, preparation and execution, and quality assurance procedures.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Standards of reference for minimal requirements in prostate cancer irradiation adapted to the regional structures and resources have been defined.
authors.affiliation: Casa di Cura S. Pio X, Milan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Valdagni
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bertoni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bossi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Caraffini
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Corbella
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Italia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Källi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leoni
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nava
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sarti
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vavassori
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Villa
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000592:standards; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage