This is an evidence-based guideline for prostate brachytherapy. Throughout levels of
evidence quoted are those from the Oxford Centre for Evidence based Medicine …

Introduction Radiation dose to the rectum in prostate brachytherapy (PBT) can be reduced
by the use of polyethylene glycol (PEG) hydrogel spacers. This reduces the rate of rectal …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to highlight the importance of timely brachytherapy
treatment for patients with gynecologic, breast, and prostate malignancies, and provide a …

Conclusion UHF using older technology has been shown in one large RCT to be non-
inferior to conventionally fractionated EBRT for failure-free survival and equal in terms of late …

Abstract Background and Purpose Long-term toxicity of high dose-rate brachytherapy as
monotherapy for prostate cancer is not well defined. We report late toxicity and health …

Prostate brachytherapy techniques are described, concerning both permanent seed implant
and high dose rate brachytherapy. The following guidelines are presented: brachytherapy …

Purpose This study's objective was the comparison of external beam radiotherapy (EBRT)
and I‑125 seed brachytherapy regarding clinical outcome and development of side effects …

Purpose To describe technical challenges and complications encountered during and after
high-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy (HDR-BT) and review management of these …

Purpose To compare the dose measured by MOSkin dosimeters coupled to a trans-rectal
ultrasound (TRUS) probe to the dose predicted by the brachytherapy treatment planning …

The management of high-risk prostate cancer is challenging, as patients have a high risk of
both local and distant relapse. Although adjuvant systemic treatment remains an important …