Dose Escalation in Prostate Radiotherapy up to 82 Gy Using Simultaneous Integrated Boost Direct Comparison of Acute and Late Toxicity with 3D-CRT 74 Gy and IMRT 78 Gy

Abstract

To compare acute and Late toxicity after three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy to the prostate to 74 Gy (3D-CRT) with intensity-modulated radioterapy to 78 Gy (IMRT 78) and IMRT using simultaneous integrated boost to 82 Gy (IMRT/SIB 82).

Keywords

• Prostate cancer
• Conformal radiotherapy
• Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT)
• Dose escalation