Prostate cancer: 7. Radiation therapy for localized disease
| Table 2: Potential strategies to improve results of radiation therapy for localized prostate cancer | |
| Aim | Examples of techniques |
| Improvement of dose distribution between tumour and normal tissue | Conformal radiotherapy; proton therapy; brachytherapy |
| Reduction of tumour volume | Neoadjuvant hormone therapy |
| Improvement in nutritional and oxygenation status of tumour | Neoadjuvant hormone therapy |
| Biological modification | Altered fractionation; use of radiosensitizers; neutron therapy |
