Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy, Proton Therapy, or Conformal Radiation Therapy and Morbidity and Disease Control in Localized Prostate Cancer
Author(s) -
Nathan Sheets,
Gregg H. Goldin,
AnneMarie Meyer,
Yang Wu,
YunKyung Chang,
Til Stürmer,
Jordan A. Holmes,
Bryce B. Reeve,
Paul A. Godley,
William R. Carpenter,
Ronald C. Chen
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2012.460
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation therapy , prostate cancer , proton therapy , absolute risk reduction , relative risk , cancer , erectile dysfunction , population , confidence interval , environmental health
There has been rapid adoption of newer radiation treatments such as intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and proton therapy despite greater cost and limited demonstrated benefit compared with previous technologies.
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