Combined Modality Treatment for Prostate Cancer With Dynamic Adaptive Radiation Therapy Using Four-Dimensional Image-Guided Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy and Brachytherapy

Abstract 

Prostate cancer can be successfully treated using dynamic adaptive external beam radiation techniques along with interstitial brachytherapy to deliver curative therapies with low urinary, rectal and erectile function morbidity. Through the use of sophisticated, state-of-the art radiographic imaging for staging and treatment planning, a precise, individual design for treatment is accomplished. Symptom management and patient education are of paramount importance and are integrated throughout the treatment process.

Keywords: IMRT, DART, Brachytherapy, Prostate cancer