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Brief Title: Ion Prostate Irradiation
Official Title: Hypofractionated Ion Irradiation (Carbon Ions Versus Protons) of the Prostate
Study ID: NCT01641185
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of primary hypofractionated irradiation of the prostate with carbon ions or protons using the raster scan technique.
Detailed Description: as published: Habl G, Hatiboglu G, Edler L, Uhl M, Krause S, Roethke M, Schlemmer HP, Hadaschik B, Debus J, Herfarth K: Ion Prostate Irradiation (IPI) - a pilot study to establish the safety and feasibility of primary hypofractionated irradiation of the prostate with protons and carbon ions in a raster scan technique. BMC cancer 2014, 14(1):202. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24641841
Minimum Age: 40 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: MALE
Healthy Volunteers: No
University of Heidelberg, Radiooncology, HIT, Heidelberg, , Germany
Name: Klaus Herfarth, Prof. Dr.
Affiliation: University Hospital of Heidelberg
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR