M.D. A major question confronting those with prostate cancer is whether higher dose radiation is of benefit. There are many different ways of giving higher dose radiation.
Standard radiation is limited because it has difficulty focusing the beam of radiation.
Conformal radiation is a way of giving smaller fields of radiation. It is meant that the beam conforms more to the shape of the cancer. The dose is another issue. It can be normal, lower or higher. Conformal radiation should allow delivery of higher dose treatment.