Hypofractionated Proton Boost Combined with External Beam Radiotherapy for Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer

Proton boost of 20 Gy in daily 5 Gy fractions followed by external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) of 50 Gy in daily 2 Gy fractions were given to 278 patients with prostate cancer with T1b to T4N0M0 disease. Fifty-three percent of the patients received neoadjuvant androgen deprivation therapy (N-ADT). The...

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Main Authors: Silvia Johansson, Lennart Åström, Fredrik Sandin, Ulf Isacsson, Anders Montelius, Ingela Turesson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Prostate Cancer
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/654861