Functional outcomes and complications following radiation therapy for prostate cancer: a critical analysis of the literature.

  • Lars Budäus
  • Michel Bolla
  • Alberto Bossi
  • Cesare Cozzarini
  • Juanita Crook
  • Anders Widmark
  • Thomas Wiegel

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Abstract

Prostate cancer (PCa) patients have many options within the realms of surgery or radiation therapy (RT). Technical advancements in RT planning and delivery have yielded different approaches, such as external beam, brachytherapy, and newer approaches such as image-guided tomotherapy or volumetric-modulated arc therapy. The selection of the optimal RT treatment for the individual is still a point of discussion, and the debate centres on two important outcomes-namely, cancer control and reduction of side-effects.

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Original languageEnglish
Article number1
ISSN0302-2838
Publication statusPublished - 2012
pubmed 22001105