Urology Care

Patients have asked me, “What is ProstRcision®?”  A new ad has hit the Louisville radio airwaves and billboards touting “the highest documented cure rate* of any prostate cancer treatment”.  It appears that the Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia (RCOG) have trademarked a clever word “ProstRcision®” to designate a well know treatment option, that is combination radioactive seed implantation followed by external beam radiation therapy. Read more…

Prostate Cancer, Radiation Therapy

Two recent articles in the New York Times about the Radiation Boom discuss the problems which can result from new high energy high-tech radiation such as IMRT when there is insufficient training and supervision of the advanced technology. 

Radiation Offers New Cures, and Ways to Do Harm

As Technology Surges, Radiation Safeguards Lag

Radiation Therapy