Operating Procedure: Clinical Commissioning Policy: Hypofractionated external beam radiotherapy in the treatment of localised prostate cancer (adults)

Hypofractionated External-Beam Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer

There are radiobiological rationales supporting hypofractionated radiotherapy for prostate cancer. The recent advancements in treatment planning and delivery allow sophisticated radiation treatments to take advantage of the differences in radiobiology of prostate cancer and the surrounding normal tissues. The preliminary results from clinical studies indicate that abbreviated fractionation prog...

Standard Operating Procedure: Clinical Commissioning Policy: The use of Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR) in the treatment of Prostate Cancer

Recent Advances in Definitive Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer

Definitive radiation therapy is a well-recognised curative treatment option for localised prostate cancer. A suitable technique, dose, target volume, and the option of a combination with androgen deprivation therapy needs to be considered. An optimal standard external beam radiotherapy includes currently the intensitymodulated and image-guided radiotherapy techniques with total doses of ≥76-78 ...

Early toxicity of moderate hypofractionated volumetric modulated Arc radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer

Background: Based on the radiation biology model of prostate cancer, hypofractionated radiotherapy can improve the treatment outcomes without increasing toxicity. Although hypofractionated radiotherapy is implemented over a short period of time, it is more convenient and cheaper compared with conventional fractionated treatment. The aim of this study was to investigate the early toxicity of mod...

Review of Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer

Hypofractionated radiotherapy for prostate cancer has become of increasing interest with the recognition of a potential improvement in therapeutic outcome with treatments delivered in large-sized daily fractions. In addition, hypofractionation offers a reduction in fraction number and produces attractive cost and increased convenience for patients. There is convincing evidence, by several clini...