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How to prepare for IGRT radiation - full bladder & empty bowel?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Nov 5, 2023 | Replies (13)
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@ozelli

Is it just me but could some readers be confused wth the labelling of radiation types?

IGRT, SBRT, IMRT are all essentially one and the same, right..? Is there any reason why proton beam shouldn't be included here too?

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Nov 5, 2023

Good point, ozelli. Allow me to provide some definitions to help readers who may be wondering.

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/intensity-modulated-radiation-therapy/about/pac-20385147
"Intensity-modulated radiation therapy, also called IMRT, is an advanced type of radiation therapy. Radiation therapy uses powerful energy beams to kill cancer cells. The energy can come from X-rays, protons or other sources."

image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/image-guided-radiation-therapy/about/pac-20385267
"Image-guided radiation therapy, also called IGRT, is a type of radiation therapy. Radiation therapy uses powerful energy beams to kill cancer. The energy can come from X-rays, protons or other sources. In IGRT, images are used to help plan the treatment."

stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/sbrt/pyc-20446794
"Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is a type of radiation therapy that uses many beams of energy. SBRT uses 3D or 4D imaging and highly focused radiation beams to send high doses of radiation to the area to be treated. "

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