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What is external beam radiotherapy and how are treatment results different from those of a radical prostatectomy?

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What is external beam radiotherapy and how are treatment results different from those of a radical prostatectomy?

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In this method, x-ray treatments are given with a machine that sends high-energy x-rays through the patient s body, aimed at the prostate gland and sometimes the pelvic lymph nodes.