Rationale and development of image-guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy post-prostatectomy: the present standard of care?

Rationale and development of image-guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy post-prostatectomy: the present standard of care?

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Julia R Murray,1,2 Street Sharks Helen A McNair,2 David P Dearnaley1,2 1Academic Urology Unit, Institute of Cancer Research, London, 2Department of Radiotherapy, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, UK Abstract: The indications for post-prostatectomy radiotherapy have evolved over the last decade, although the optimal timing, dose, and target volume remain to be well defined.The target volume is susceptible to anatomical variations with T-Shirts its borders interfacing with the rectum and bladder.Image-guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy has become the gold standard for radical prostate radiotherapy.

Here we review the current evidence for image-guided techniques with intensity-modulated radiotherapy to the prostate bed and describe current strategies to reduce or account for interfraction and intrafraction motion.Keywords: radiotherapy, prostate cancer, post-prostatectomy, image-guided radiation therapy.