Use of focal radiotherapy boost for prostate cancer and perceived barriers toward its implementation: a survey.
Allison Y ZhongAsona J LuiMatthew S KatzAlejandro BerlinSophia C KamranAmar U KishanVedang MurthyHimanshu NagarDaniel SeibleBradley J StishAlison C TreeTyler M SeibertPublished in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2023)
Despite level 1 evidence from the FLAME trial, most radiation oncologists surveyed are not routinely offering focal RT boost. Adoption of this technique might be accelerated by increased access to high-quality MRI, better registration algorithms of MRI to CT simulation images, physician education on benefit-to-harm ratio, and training on contouring prostate lesions on MRI.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- prostate cancer
- magnetic resonance imaging
- primary care
- healthcare
- diffusion weighted imaging
- computed tomography
- deep learning
- radical prostatectomy
- machine learning
- early stage
- emergency department
- magnetic resonance
- mental health
- depressive symptoms
- clinical trial
- weight loss
- dual energy
- social support
- palliative care
- optical coherence tomography
- squamous cell carcinoma
- mass spectrometry
- locally advanced
- advanced cancer
- gas chromatography