Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) has the potential for real-time molecular imaging at high
resolution and deep inside the tissue, using nonionizing radiation and not necessarily …

Purpose Brachytherapy, as a definition, is derived from ancient Greek words for 'short
distance'(brachios) and 'treatment'(therapy), and refers to therapeutic use of encapsulated …

Background: HDR afterloading brachytherapy (HDRBT) for prostate cancer is now
established as an effective technique to achieve dose escalation in the radical treatment of …

Abstract Brachytherapy (BT), using low-dose-rate (LDR) permanent seed implantation or
high-dose-rate (HDR) temporary source implantation, is an acceptable treatment option for …

Exposure to sub-lethal doses of ionising and non-ionising electromagnetic radiation can
impact human health and well-being as a consequence of, for example, the side effects of …

Radioactive iodine-125 (I-125) is the most widely used radioactive sealed source for
interstitial permanent brachytherapy (BT). BT has the exceptional ability to deliver extremely …

Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) is utilized in prostate cancer
diagnosis and treatment, necessitating time-consuming manual prostate segmentation. We …

High dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy involves delivery of a high dose of radiation to the
cancer with great sparing of surrounding organs at risk. Prostate cancer is thought to be …

Purpose High‐dose‐rate (HDR) brachytherapy is an established technique to be used as
monotherapy option or focal boost in conjunction with external beam radiation therapy …

Purpose To update outcome and toxicity results of a prospective trial of 19-Gy single-fraction
high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy for men with low-and intermediate-risk prostate cancer …