Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review
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-, intermediate-, and high-risk patients. To a great extend due to patient lead advocacy for minimally invasive treatment options, high-...
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| description | 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-, intermediate-, and high-risk patients. To a great extend due to patient lead advocacy for minimally invasive treatment options, high-quality prostate implants have become widely available in the US, Europe, and Japan. High-dose-rate (HDR) afterloading brachytherapy in the management of localised prostate cancer has practical, physical, and biological advantages over low-dose-rate seed brachytherapy. There are no free live sources used, no risk of source loss, and since the implant is a temporary procedure following discharge no issues with regard to radioprotection use of existing facilities exist. Patients with localized prostate cancer may benefit from high-dose-rate brachytherapy, which may be used alone in certain circumstances or in combination with external-beam radiotherapy in other settings. The purpose of this paper is to present the essentials of brachytherapies techniques along with the most important studies that support their effectiveness in the treatment of prostate cancer. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fdd16993658a40b09d8748e35111acc12025-02-03T01:00:58ZengWileyAdvances in Urology1687-63691687-63772009-01-01200910.1155/2009/327945327945Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer: A Systematic ReviewGeorgios Koukourakis0Nikolaos Kelekis1Vassilios Armonis2Vassilios Kouloulias3Radiation Therapy Unit, Second Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Athens “ATTIKON”, Rimini 1 Haidari, 124 64 Athens, GreeceSecond Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Athens “ATTIKON”, Rimini 1 Haidari, 124 64 Athens, Greece6th Oncologic Deparment of IKA, Asopiou 4, Alexandras Avenue, 11474 Athens, GreeceRadiation Therapy Unit, Second Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Athens “ATTIKON”, Rimini 1 Haidari, 124 64 Athens, GreeceLow-dose rate brachytherapy has become a mainstream treatment option for men diagnosed with prostate cancer because of excellent long-term treatment outcomes in low-, intermediate-, and high-risk patients. To a great extend due to patient lead advocacy for minimally invasive treatment options, high-quality prostate implants have become widely available in the US, Europe, and Japan. High-dose-rate (HDR) afterloading brachytherapy in the management of localised prostate cancer has practical, physical, and biological advantages over low-dose-rate seed brachytherapy. There are no free live sources used, no risk of source loss, and since the implant is a temporary procedure following discharge no issues with regard to radioprotection use of existing facilities exist. Patients with localized prostate cancer may benefit from high-dose-rate brachytherapy, which may be used alone in certain circumstances or in combination with external-beam radiotherapy in other settings. The purpose of this paper is to present the essentials of brachytherapies techniques along with the most important studies that support their effectiveness in the treatment of prostate cancer.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/327945 |
| spellingShingle | Georgios Koukourakis Nikolaos Kelekis Vassilios Armonis Vassilios Kouloulias Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review Advances in Urology |
| title | Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review |
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| title_short | Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review |
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