MS30.05 Nutritional Management During Radical Radiotherapy

Radiotherapy in the management of prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy.

The choice of treatment options for prostate cancer patients who have undergone radical prostatectomy depends on their risk profile, which is determined by the tumor node metastasis (TNM) status, histopathologic findings, and the pre- and post-radical prostatectomy PSA characteristics. The results of large clinical studies with a 10-year follow-up or more are the backbone of predictive models f...

Real-Time Intrafraction Motion Management During Radiotherapy

Real-time intra-fraction target tracking is a technique that enables adjustment of the target radiation while it is being delivered (i.e., intra-fraction adjustments) to compensate for movement of the organ inside the body. Real-time tracking, which may or may not use radiographic images, is one of many techniques referred to as “image-guided radiotherapy” (IGRT). For this policy, realtime trac...

Oral Complications and Its Management during Radiotherapy

Cancer is a class of diseases in which a cell or a group of cells display uncontrolled growth, invasion, and sometimes metastasis. The term head and neck cancer refers to a group of biologically similar cancers originating from the upper aerodigestive tract, including the lip, oral cavity, nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, pharynx and larynx. About 90% of head and neck cancers are squamous cell ...

Real-Time Intrafraction Motion Management During Radiotherapy

Radical Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer

1. There have been no randomised trials comparing brachytherapy or IMRT with conventional radiotherapy. 2. ADJUVANT radiotherapy has recently been shown to improve progression-free survival after radical surgery in patients with tumour at excision margins or infiltrating seminal vesicles. 3. Hormone therapy improves outcomes (progression free survival and survival) after radical radiotherapy fo...