Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Versus Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer: Comparison of Toxicity
Yu JB, Cramer LD, Herrin J, Soulos PR, Potosky AL, Gross CP. Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Versus Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer: Comparison of Toxicity. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2014, 32: 1195-1201. PMID: 24616315, PMCID: PMC3986382, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.53.8652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStereotactic body radiation therapyIntensity-modulated radiation therapyGU toxicityIMRT patientsRadiation therapyTreatment initiationProstate cancerTreatment costsSBRT patientsMedicare beneficiaries ageBody radiation therapyMean treatment costProstate cancer treatmentRandom-effects modelUrinary incontinenceBiologic doseRandomized trialsRetrospective studyPrimary treatmentLower treatment costsBeneficiaries agePatientsMedicare programRadiation therapy treatmentProspective correlation