This article summarizes recent American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) recommendations for
permanent prostate brachytherapy. The ABS recommends treating patients with high …

Purpose: Permanent LDR brachytherapy and temporary HDR brachytherapy are competitive
techniques for clinically localized prostate radiotherapy. Although a randomized trial will …

Purpose High-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy was originally used with external beam
radiation therapy (EBRT) to increase the dose to the prostate without injuring the bladder or …

Purpose: A comprehensive review of prostate cancer brachytherapy literature was
performed to determine if an optimal method of implantation could be identified, and to …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness and outcomes of low-dose-rate (LDR) and
high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy compared with intensity-modulated radiation therapy …

Purpose To review and analyze the published data on high-dose-rate brachytherapy as
monotherapy in the treatment of prostate cancer. Methods A literature search and a …

PURPOSE: To report prostate-specific antigen (PSA) relapse-free survival and treatment-
related toxicity outcomes after combining high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy with external …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the outcomes of patients treated for intermediate-and high-risk
prostate cancer with a single schedule of either external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) and …

Purpose To compare, in a retrospective study, biochemical failure-free survival (bFFS) and
overall survival (OS) in low-risk and intermediate-risk prostate cancer patients who received …

Purpose: To determine disease-specific survival (DSS) and associated predictive factors
after prostate brachytherapy. Methods and Materials: A total of 1561 patients underwent …