Published reports on the safety and efficacy of extreme hypofactionated radiation therapy (stereotactic body radiation therapy or SBRT, a.k.a. CyberKnife radiation therapy) have, to date, come from just a couple of key centers. … READ MORE …
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A multi-institutional “Registry for Prostate Cancer Radiosurgery” (RPCR) was initially set up in July 2010 to track clinical and functional outcomes of men with localized prostate cancer treated with the CyberKnife stereotactic body radiation therapy system (SBRT) at academic and community-based centers throughout the U.S. … READ MORE …
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Most published data on the use of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT; CyberKnife radiation therapy) has been based on a total radiation dose of 32 to 38 Gy delivered in a series of four or five sessions — as compared to the delivery of more like 75 to 80 Gy using intensity-modulated radiation (IMRT) and other forms of targeted external beam radiation therapy (EBRT). … READ MORE …
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Two posters presented today at the Genitourinary Cancers Symposium have extended our knowledge about outcomes after stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT or CyberKnife therapy) for localized disease. … READ MORE …
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New data from the radiotherapy group at the University of Califronia, San Francisco suggests that stereotactic body radiation (SBRT) can be used to deliver a “boost” of focused radiation after external beam radiation therapy (EBRT). High dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy has also been used in this way in the past. … READ MORE …
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The ‘New” Prostate Cancer InfoLink has previously stated the importance of having more data about the potential of CyberKnife therapy in the treatment of localized prostate cancer. The first such data are now available. … READ MORE …
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