ACR Guideline Update: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Prostate Cancer Viewed Favorably

The American College of Radiology recently updated its Appropriateness Criteria for early stage prostate cancer indicating that stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) may help patients diagnosed with the disease.

The report indicated that, “There are growing data to suggest that hypofractionation on a dose-per-fraction less than 3.0 Gy per fraction is reasonably safe and efficacious, and although the early results from hypofractionation/SBRT studies at dose-per-fraction greater than 4.0 Gy appear promising, these approaches should continue to be used with caution until more mature, ongoing phase II and III randomized controlled studies have been completed.”

SBRT for prostate cancer involves five or fewer treatment sessions, minimizing disruption to men’s normal routines and lifestyles. Click here for a complete copy of the guidelines.

More than 36,000 members make up the American College of Radiology, including radiologists, radiation oncologists, medical physicists, interventional radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians and allied health professionals.

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