Radiotherapy of Prostate Cancer

1. SECTION 1: Prostate Cancer: The Magnitude of the Problem and Treatment Strategies 2. Epidemiology and Aetiology of Prostate Cancer 3. Molecular Biology of Prostate Cancer 4. Deferred Treatment for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer 5. Is the Evidence for Watchful Waiting Convincing: Argument for Treatment of Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer 6. The Impact of Local Tumor Control on the Outcome of Prostate Cancer 7. Patient Selection Criteria for Surgery 8. Patient Selection Criteria for Radiotherapy 9. SECTION 2: Staging and Prognostic Variables 10. Diagnostic Imaging in Radiotherapy Planning of Prostate Cancer 11. Pathologic Predictors of Treatment Outcome 12. Pre-Treatment Prognostic Factors for Prostate Cancer Patients Treated with External Beam Radiotherapy 13. SECTION 3: Radiology 14. Radiobiological Principles Guiding the Management of Prostate Cancer 15. Radiation Tolerance of Normal Tissues in the Pelvic Region 16. SECTION 4: Definitive External-Beam Radiotherapy 17. Outcome of External-Beam Radiotherapy for Localized Carcinoma of the Prostate (Stages T1B, T2, and T3) 18. Advances in External-Beam Radiation Therapy 19. 3-D Treatment-Planning For Conformal Treatment Delivery 20. Conformal Radiotherapy: Clinical Outcome 21. Treatment Uncertainties and Quality Assurance in External-Beam Radiotherapy 22. SECTION 5: Brachytherapy 23. Brachytherapy: A Historical Perspective 24. Brachytherapy Physics Considerations 25. Trans-Perineal Permanent Implants for Early-Stage Disease 26. HDR and PDR Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer 27. SECTION 6: Heavy-Particle Therapy 28. Conformal Proton Beam Therapy of Prostate Cancer 29. Neutron Therapy in Prostate Cancer 30. SECTION 7: Post-Treatment Assessment 31. PSA Response Following Radical Radiation Therapy 32. Pathology of Post-Irradiation Prostate Biopsies 33. Biopsy Outcome After Definitive Radiotherapy 34. SECTION 8: The Management of Rising PSA 35. Salvage Radiotherapy After Radical Prostatectomy 36. Salvage Prostatectomy After Definitive Radiotherapy 37. Salvage Brachytherapy for Recurrent Prostate Cancer Following Radiation Therapy 38. Salvage Cryosurgical Ablation of the Prostate 39. Systemic Treatment Approaches for Advanced Prostate Cancer 40. SECTION 9: Combined-Modality Treatments 41. Adjuvant Radiotherapy Following Radical Prostatectomy 42. Androgen Ablative Therapy and Radiotherapy 43. Radiotherapy and Hyperthermia 44. SECTION 10: Quality of Life After Definitive Radiotherapy 45. Late Treatment Toxicity and Quality of Life 46. Sexuality after Definitive Radiotherapy 47. SECTION 11: Palliative Radiotherapy 48. Elective Pelvic Irradiation 49. Management of Patients with Pathologically Positive Lymph Nodes 50. Palliative Radiotherapy for Disseminated Disease