Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy as a Boost Treatment after Prostate Seed Implant: A Treatment Planning Study
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=54092#.VO12-CzQrzE Author(s) Junqing Wu 1 , Huanmei Wu 2* , Chee-Wai Cheng 3 Affiliation(s) 1 School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA . 2 Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, Indiana University School of Informatics, IUPUI, Indianapolis, USA . 3 Department of Radiation Oncology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA . ABSTRACT Purpose: Combination of Prostate Seed Implant (PSI) with External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) remains as an attractive option for patients with intermediate or high-risk prostate cancer. One of the most widely used approaches is to use external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) to deliver boost doses after permanent prostate seed implant (PSI). In this study, the feasibility of using Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy (IMPT) as an alternative EBRT boost treatment for PSI patients was...