National Guideline Clearinghouse | ACR Appropriateness Criteria® external beam radiation therapy treatment planning for clinically localized prostate cancer.

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National Guideline Clearinghouse | ACR Appropriateness Criteria® external beam radiation therapy treatment planning for clinically localized prostate cancer.


Guideline Title ACR Appropriateness Criteria® external beam radiation therapy treatment planning for clinically localized prostate cancer.   Bibliographic Source(s)

Abdel-Wahab M, Mahmoud O, Merrick G, Hsu IC, Arterbery VE, Ciezki JP, Frank SJ, Mohler JL, Moran BJ, Rosenthal SA, Rossi CJ II, Yamada Y, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Prostate. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® external beam radiation therapy treatment planning for clinically localized prostate cancer. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2011. 13 p. [133 references]

  Guideline Status This is the current release of the guideline.
This guideline updates a previous version: Michalski JM, Roach M III, Merrick G, Anscher MS, Beyer DC, Lawton CA, Lee WR, Pollack A, Rosenthal SA, Vijayakumar S, Carroll PR, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Prostate. External beam radiation therapy treatment planning for clinically localized prostate cancer. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 12 p.
The appropriateness criteria are reviewed biennially and updated by the panels as needed, depending on introduction of new and highly significant scientific evidence.