1994
Location of the prostatic apex and its relationship to the ischial tuberosities
Wilson L, Ennis R, Percarpio B, Peschel R. Location of the prostatic apex and its relationship to the ischial tuberosities. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 1994, 29: 1133-1138. PMID: 8083083, DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(94)90410-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExternal beam fieldsProstate apexIschial tuberosityProstate cancerT2 patientsStage T1Inferior borderDisease-free survival ratesExternal beam radiation therapyBony pelvic structuresDirect surgical exposureStage T3 patientsFree survival rateLocal control rateT3 prostate cancerLower borderComputerized tomography scanBeam radiation therapyThree-dimensional treatment planningT3 patientsRetrograde urethrogramControl rateSurgical exposureImplant patientsProstatic apex
1993
The effect of advanced age on the efficacy of radiation therapy for early breast cancer, local prostate cancer and grade III–IV gliomas
Peschel R, Wilson L, Haffty B, Papadopoulos D, Rosenzweig K, Feltes M. The effect of advanced age on the efficacy of radiation therapy for early breast cancer, local prostate cancer and grade III–IV gliomas. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 1993, 26: 539-544. PMID: 8514549, DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(93)90973-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal prostate cancerDisease-free survival ratesHigh-dose radiation therapyGeriatric cancer populationNon-geriatric populationDose radiation therapyEarly breast cancerProstate cancer patientsCancer populationRadiation therapyYears of ageRadiation therapy outcomeCancer patientsSurvival rateProstate cancerBreast cancerGrade 3Geriatric populationAdvanced ageStage ITherapy outcomeRecurrence-free survival ratesPrimary breast cancer patientsClinical stage IFree survival rate