Targeted radiotherapy `could cut prostate cancer treatment time to two weeks´
(World News UK)

Advanced radiotherapy technology could cut prostate cancer treatment time from two months to two weeks, new research suggests. Scientists say the technique could safely deliver curative treatment for some patients, and significantly reduce the time from the standard. In the PACE-B trial researchers used ultra-hypofractionated stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) to deliver five higher doses of radiation to patients over one to two weeks. This technique allows scientists to target tumours to sub-millimetre precision. Greater accuracy reduces the chance of damaging surrounding healthy tissue, which can lead to urinary and rectal side effects...