title: Role of radiation therapy for the treatment of lymph nodes in urologic malignancies.
abstract: Radiation therapy (RT) represents an important therapeutic component in the management of genitourinary (GU) malignancies. RT is used to treat patients with proven involvement of the regional lymph nodes or delivered electively to patients at risk for occult regional lymph node metastases. Advances in treatment planning and delivery of various types of RT provide the technology to precisely plan, target, and deliver RT with the goal of optimizing the radiation dose to the target while sparing normal tissue. This article provides an overview of the modalities, indications, and techniques of RT for treatment of the lymphatic basins in GU malignancies.
authors: Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1840 Old Spanish Trail, Unit 0097, Houston, TX 77054, USA. tpugh@mdanderson.org
authors: Thomas J
authors: TJ
authors: Pugh
authors: Andrew K
authors: AK
authors: Lee
mesh_terms: D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D015182:Lymphatic Irradiation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D020266:Radiotherapy, Conformal / Q000379:methods; D050397:Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014565:Urogenital Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy*