title: Developments in external beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer.
abstract: Prostate cancer (PC) is a radiosensitive tumor, and external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) has gained its place in the treatment of PC. The aim of this review is to provide the physician involved in the treatment of PC an overview of the current indications of EBRT, to focus on some recent developments in EBRT, and to highlight promising new indications for EBRT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Nicolaas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lumen
authors.forename: Piet
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ost
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Van Praet
authors.forename: Gert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Meerleer
authors.forename: Geert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Villeirs
authors.forename: Valérie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fonteyne
mesh_terms: D019583:Dose Fractionation, Radiation; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010166:Palliative Care; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D016634:Radiosurgery; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D050397:Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated / Q000009:adverse effects; D016879:Salvage Therapy