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hdr boost + sbrt + prophylactic lymph node irradiation
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Aug 27 12:44pm | Replies (8)Comment receiving replies
Not sure but reason they may not always do the nodes if something shows up later in a node you might not be able to zap then again since radiated already? That might leave surgery to remove node the only option at that point?
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@copyman Yes, that is a distinct possibility; they could then use SBRT to zap the affected node(s).
However, many times in primary treatment using IMRT, they will radiate the nodes as well, especially with a higher Gleason score or other adverse patho features which might indicate ‘local’ spread.
It seems that we are reading more these days about being able to RE radiate after treatment., doesn’t it? The ‘lifetime dose’ has become much more flexible?🤔
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@copyman very good point with different perspective.