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The Case for External Beam Radiotherapy of Certain Adenocarcinomas of the Prostate

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Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate

Part of the book series: Clinical Practice in Urology ((PRACTICE UROLOG))

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The surgeons tell us that a first principle for the resection of a neoplasm intended to effect a cure is the total excision of all malignant tissue. A corollary would dictate that the burden in morbidity or mortality, or the risk-benefit ratio, should not be excessive. Similarly, a first principle of radiation therapy dictates that the neoplastic cells must be either destroyed or rendered incapable of further replication by adequate irradiation, and damage to normal structure and function must be minimal.

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  1. Division of Urology, University of Toronto, Toronto General Hospital, Suite 14-205, The Eaton Wing, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2C4

    Andrew W. Bruce FRCS, FRCS(C) (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  2. Division of Urology, University of Toronto, Toronto General Hospital, Suite 14-209, The Eaton Wing, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 9Z9

    John Trachtenberg MD, FRCS(C) (Associate Professor, Career Scientist) (Associate Professor, Career Scientist)

  3. Ministry of Health, Province of Ontario, Canada

    John Trachtenberg MD, FRCS(C) (Associate Professor, Career Scientist) (Associate Professor, Career Scientist)

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Bagshaw, M. (1987). The Case for External Beam Radiotherapy of Certain Adenocarcinomas of the Prostate. In: Bruce, A.W., Trachtenberg, J. (eds) Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate. Clinical Practice in Urology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1398-0_10

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