Clinically derived dose-response relations for urinary bladder and prostate from combined photon and proton prostate radiotherapy

• Main Author: Μπουμπούτση, Ιωάννα
• Other Authors: Νικηφορίδης, Γεώργιος
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Radiotherapy; Proton therapy; Prostate cancer; Radiobiological models; Ακτινοθεραπεία; Θεραπεία πρωτονίων; Καρκίνος προστάτη; Ακτινοβιολογικά μοντέλα; 616.650 642

The aim of this study is the clinical derivation of the dose-response relations of bladder and prostate regarding PSA progression and urinary complications using patients treated for prostate cancer with both photon and proton beams. Such data are necessary for a prospective estimation of the clinic...