RADIOTHERAPY IN PROSTATE CANCER. INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES AND CURRENT CONTROVERSIES

1. MR Imaging and MR Spectroscopy in Prostate Cancer
2. PET/CT Imaging in Prostate Cancer: Indications and Perspectives for Radiation Therapy
3. Target Volume Definition in Primary Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy
4. Value of Patient Immobilization in External Beam Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer
5. Internal Immobilization: From Rectal Balloon to Hyaluronic Acid
6. Biochemical Recurrence: A Valuable Endpoint?
7. Overall- and Disease-Specific Survival in Prostata Cancer: Too Long to Wait?
8. Late Toxicity and Quality of Life
9. Dose Escalation: An Update on Randomised Clinical Trials
10. Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer
11. IGRT: How and When
12. Techniques of Pelvic Irradiation
13. Prophylactic Treatment of the Pelvic Lymphatics in Patients with High-Risk Prostate Cancer: Pro Radiation
14. Prophylactic Treatment of the Pelvic Lymphatics: Contra
15. Hormonal Therapy and Radiation Therapy: Randomized and Prospective Trials
16. Treatment of Clinically Involved Lymph Nodes
17. Hypo-fractionation in Prostate Cancer: Biological Aspects
18. Hypofractionation and Stereotactic Treatment: Clinical Data
19. Focal Therapy and the Index Lesion Hypothesis in Prostate Cancer
20. Permanent Seed Implantation
21. High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy in the Treatment of Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer
22. Target Volume Definition in Postoperative Radiotherapy
23. Randomized Trials for Adjuvant Radiotherapy
24. Salvage Radiotherapy After Radical Prostatectomy
25. Salvage Prostatectomy After Radiotherapy
26. Proton Therapy for Prostate Cancer: Technological and Clinical Aspects
27. There is Evidence for the Superiority of Protons and Heavy Ions, Pro
28. There is Evidence for the Superiority of Protons or Heavy Ions, Contra

Today, the arsenal of “high-precision” or “targeted” radiotherapy includes a variety of techniques and approaches that, like the pieces of a puzzle, need to be put together to provide the prostate cancer patient with high-level optimized radiation treatment. This book examines in detail the role of these innovative radiation techniques in the management of prostate cancer. In addition, a variety of current controversies regarding treatment are carefully explored, including whether prophylactic treatment of the pelvic lymphatics is essential, the magnitude of the effect of dose escalation, whether a benefit accrues from hypofractionation, and what evidence exists for the superiority of protons or heavy ions. Radiotherapy in Prostate Cancer: Innovative Techniques and Current Controversies is intended for both radiation oncologists and urologists with an interest in the up-to-date capabilities of modern radiation oncology for the treatment of prostate cancer.

Features
• Examines in detail the role of innovative radiation techniques in the management of prostate cancer, including IMRT, IGRT, BART, and modern brachytherapy
• Explores a range of current controversies in patient treatment
• Intended for both radiation oncologists and urologists