Abstract:
In the present study, a cohort of 58 patients, that was primarily irradiated conformally because of prostate cancer in the St. Vincentius Hospitals Karlsruhe from 2003 to 2004, had been retrospective examined. It was investigated the effect of the irradiation total dose of 72 Gy to the local toxicity, the survival rate and the frequency of tumor recurrence and if certain risk factors were influencing them. Based on the results, the quality and success of treatment in the field of percutaneous radiotherapy of prostate cancer should be examined in comparison with literature data simultaneously.