Treatment‐related complications of radiation therapy after radical prostatectomy: comparative effectiveness of intensity‐modulated versus conformal radiation therapy

Intensity‐modulated radiation therapy ( IMRT ) is frequently utilized after prostatectomy without strong evidence for an improvement in outcomes compared to conformal radiation therapy ( RT ). We analyzed a large group of patients treated with RT after radical prostatectomy ( RP ) to compare complications after IMRT and CRT . The Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results ( SEER )‐Medicare database was queried to identify male Medicare...