Simultaneous irradiation (ProstRcision) for localized prostate cancer
HAYES, Inc.
Record ID 32006001585
English
Authors' objectives:
Simultaneous irradiation, or ProstRcision, is a prostate cancer treatment provided exclusively at the Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia. It involves high-dose brachytherapy followed by external beam radiation therapy while the brachytherapy seeds are still active. An integral part of the procedure is the targeting of a post-treatment serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) nadir of 0.2 ng/mL and an assessment of treatment failure if the PSA level fails to reach this nadir or subsequently rises above it. The goal of simultaneous irradiation is to destroy the prostate tissue; it is intended as an alternative to radical prostatectomy or conventional radiation monotherapy.
Authors' methods:
Review
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2006
URL for published report:
http://www.hayesinc.com/hayes/crd/?crd=4940
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
United States
MeSH Terms
- Prostatic Neoplasms
Contact
Organisation Name:
HAYES, Inc.
Contact Address:
157 S. Broad Street, Suite 200, Lansdale, PA 19446, USA. Tel: 215 855 0615; Fax: 215 855 5218
Contact Name:
saleinfo@hayesinc.com
Contact Email:
saleinfo@hayesinc.com
Copyright:
HAYES, Inc.
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