Purpose: Permanent low-dose-rate (LDR-BT) and temporary high-dose-rate (HDR-BT)
brachytherapy are competitive techniques for clinically localized prostate radiotherapy …

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

Purpose Multiple treatment options are available for clinically localized prostate cancer,
including radical prostatectomy, external beam radiotherapy (EBRT), brachytherapy, and a …

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 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 …

Low dose rate (LDR) prostate brachytherapy is an evidence based radiation technique with
excellent oncologic outcomes. By utilizing direct image guidance for radioactive source …

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 …

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 (HDR) afterloading brachytherapy in the management of localised prostate
cancer has practical, physical and biological advantages over low dose rate seed …

Over the past two decades, brachytherapy has played an ever expanding role in the
definitive radiotherapy of prostate cancer. Brachytherapy surpasses external beam …