Multifunctional Magnetic Resonance (MR) for Radiotherapy Planning in Prostate Cancer

Exclusion Criteria

• •Patients unsuitable for functional MRI of the prostate or gold seed fiducial marker insertion (e.g. patients unable to tolerate endorectal MRI examination).
• •No prior pelvic radiotherapy or radical prostatectomy, previous androgen therapy, patients unsuitable for radical radiotherapy, life expectancy \<10 years, previous active malignancy within last 5 years, co-morbid conditions likely to impact on the advisability of radical radiotherapy, full anticoagulation, other exclusions to MRI (e.g. hip prosthesis or fixation, claustrophobia, ferromagnetic implants).