Radiation therapy for prostate cancer: the role for dose escalation.
Recent technological advances in radiation treatment delivery have allowed relatively higher doses of radiation to be delivered safely to the prostate. Emerging data suggest improvements in disease control with higher doses of radiation in subsets of patients with prostate cancer.
Swartz
Michael J
MJ
Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Janson
Kristin
K
Deweese
Theodore L
TL
Song
Danny Y
DY
D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001918:Brachytherapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000628:therapy; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D018570:Risk Assessment
D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors