Advances in the Radiation Therapy of Carcinoma of the Prostate

Authors

Joel Elliot White

Abstract

Basic principles of radiation biology and radiation tolerance are reviewed. The Implications for radiation therapy of newer staging techniques in carcinoma of the prostate such as exploratory laparotomy, lymphangiography, and bone marrow acid prosphatase are discussed. A technique for treating the prostate and para-aortic lymph nodes in continuity is presented. Complications and results of therapy are discussed.

Recommended Citation

White, Joel Elliot (1975) "Advances in the Radiation Therapy of Carcinoma of the Prostate," Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal : Vol. 23 : No. 4 , 183-192.
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