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Difficulty In Deciding on IMRT or Proton Therapy
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With a Gleason 4+3 and it isolated to the prostate, 4 or 5 SBRT sessions is pretty standard instead of IMRT. Usually, they will want a lot more IMRT sessions. Were they planning on radiating the prostate bed for some reason, That’s the usual reason they want IMRT.
You Also have the ability to get multiple other sessions that aren’t radiation like Focal Therapy, NanoKnife, cryotherapy, HIFU,, TULSA-PRO, etc.
Many people in this forum have had Tulsa pro and are really pleased with the results. NanoKnife is real popular in Europe and it’s being tested in Toronto.
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Hey Jeff,
Thanks for the reply! The radiological oncologist was basing wanting to use IMRT from results of a biopsy taken from the center of my prostate by my urologist during my TURP procedure I had due to the fact that my enlarged prostate was squeezing on my urethra causing urinary difficulty. They are now also considering that I have a TRUS biopsy done with MRI which might be more effective in my cancer findings.