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It is a personal decision. All the types carry with them pros and cons. You need to do research and then get opinions from providers.

Without having your Gleason score and other information not much I can provide to my own experience. Also it is your life and your quality of life that you want, what your feelings are for side affects, etc. that is important as what another may feel as gold may not be for you.

What I chose was proton radiation versus photon. That is only two of the types of radiation treatments. When I was diagnosed with prostate cancer my Mayo PCP recommended I research both photon and proton radiations. I did, had consultation at Mayo Jacksonville (for photon) and UFHPTI for proton.

The biggest difference between photon and proton is not the success of treatment outcomes it is that photon radiation enters and leaves the body. Proton radiation is different as the amount entering can be controlled, the release of radiation can be controlled at specific points, and does NOT exit the body. It stops where the R/O has determined is the best place for radiation to stop. Most R/O will not just treat know areas but all areas of prostate and margins. This is what mine die.

So I chose proton as if there was anything I could do to lesson the chance of additional radiation damage to surrounding organs and tissues I was going to do.

When you get into radiation there are high does and low does. The difference again here is amount of treatments and the fact high does as it states the radiation level is much higher. It comes with reduce number of days verus low dose but also my medical doctors are seeing increase in side affects with high dose.