Low-dose-rate or high-dose-rate brachytherapy in treatment of prostate cancer–between options

J Skowronek - Journal of contemporary brachytherapy, 2013 - termedia.pl
Purpose: Permanent low-dose-rate (LDR-BT) and temporary high-dose-rate (HDR-BT)
brachytherapy are competitive techniques for clinically localized prostate radiotherapy …

LDR vs. HDR brachytherapy for localized prostate cancer: the view from radiobiological models

CR King - Brachytherapy, 2002 - Elsevier
Purpose: Permanent LDR brachytherapy and temporary HDR brachytherapy are competitive
techniques for clinically localized prostate radiotherapy. Although a randomized trial will …

High-dose-rate brachytherapy as monotherapy for prostate cancer: technique, rationale and perspective

Y Yoshioka, O Suzuki, Y Otani, K Yoshida… - Journal of …, 2014 - termedia.pl
Purpose Multiple treatment options are available for clinically localized prostate cancer,
including radical prostatectomy, external beam radiotherapy (EBRT), brachytherapy, and a …

Prostate cancer high dose-rate brachytherapy: review of evidence and current perspectives

SW Dutta, CE Alonso, B Libby… - Expert review of medical …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Patients with intermediate to high risk disease (prostate specific antigen
(PSA)≥ 10, Gleason score≥ 7, or clinical stage≥ T2b) suffer from poorer long-term …

Brachytherapy: current status and future strategies—can high dose rate replace low dose rate and external beam radiotherapy?

GC Morton, PJ Hoskin - Clinical Oncology, 2013 - Elsevier
Brachytherapy delivers the most conformal high dose radiotherapy possible to the prostate,
using either a low dose rate (LDR) or high dose rate (HDR) technique. It may be used either …

[HTML][HTML] Low dose rate prostate brachytherapy

BJ Stish, BJ Davis, LA Mynderse… - Translational …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Low dose rate (LDR) prostate brachytherapy is an evidence based radiation technique with
excellent oncologic outcomes. By utilizing direct image guidance for radioactive source …

Brachytherapy for prostate cancer: a systematic review

G Koukourakis, N Kelekis, V Armonis… - Advances in …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Low‐dose rate brachytherapy has become a mainstream treatment option for men
diagnosed with prostate cancer because of excellent long‐term treatment outcomes in low …

Is high dose rate brachytherapy reliable and effective treatment for prostate cancer patients? A review of the literature

B De Bari, A Daidone, F Alongi - Critical reviews in oncology/hematology, 2015 - Elsevier
The intrinsic physical and radiobiological characteristics of High Dose Rate Brachytherapy
(HDR-BT) are well suited to the treatment of prostate cancer. HDR-BT was initially used as a …

High dose rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer

P Hoskin - Cancer/Radiotherapie, 2008 - Elsevier
High dose rate (HDR) afterloading brachytherapy in the management of localised prostate
cancer has practical, physical and biological advantages over low dose rate seed …

Report of a consensus meeting on focal low dose rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer

S Langley, HU Ahmed, B Al‐Qaisieh… - BJU …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Whole gland brachytherapy
has been used to successfully treat prostate cancer but the protocol for focal therapy has not …