Radiation technique cuts prostate cancer treatment time

DALLAS – Sept. 20, 2007 – Researchers have launched a clinical trial for prostate cancer that will test a new type of radiation treatment that can be completed in five 30-minute sessions.

Led by Dr. Robert Timmerman, vice chairman of radiation oncology at the University of Texas Southwestern, the researchers will test the effectiveness of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), a relatively new technique that delivers very high doses of focused radiation to precisely targeted tumors. Dr. Timmerman has successfully used the technique to treat patients with lung and liver cancers.

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