Open AccessDose escalation in image-guided, intensity-modulated radiotherapy of carcinoma prostate: Initial experience in India
Author(s) -
Kumara Swamy,
VK Sathiya Narayanan,
Sumeet Basu,
Vikram Maiya,
R. Achari,
Shrikant Deshpande,
Janhavi Bhangle,
Kamlesh Kumar Gupta,
Nirmal Babu,
Surendra Pawar,
Ashish Atre,
Kashyapi Balachandra,
CB Koppiker
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.59909
Subject(s) - medicine , image guided radiation therapy , prostate cancer , prostate , radiation therapy , fiducial marker , radiology , carcinoma , stage (stratigraphy) , external beam radiotherapy , nuclear medicine , cancer , brachytherapy , paleontology , biology
Increasing incidence and significant stage migration from distant metastases to a localized disease, due to screening application of PSA, is taking place in carcinoma prostate. Also, role of radiotherapy is increasing in carcinoma prostate due to rapid strides in technology.