The source, also known as radioactive seeds, might stay inside your prostate permanently. This is permanent seed brachytherapy or low dose rate brachytherapy. The radiation is gradually released over ...

You may also have an X-ray to make sure the seeds are in the right place. You can usually go home once you can pass urine normally. But might need to stay in hospital overnight. Side effects of ...

Brachytherapy is an internal radiation therapy for treating some types of cancer. It involves placing radioactive material, usually in the form of seeds, pellets, ribbons, or wires, inside or next ...

Brachytherapy varies by dose, mode of delivery and the location of the cancer. ... In permanent brachytherapy, seeds containing the radioactive material are implanted either inside or nearby the ...

Single-fraction 19 Gy high dose–rate brachytherapy may be a safe and effective treatment alternative for men with localized prostate cancer, according to study results published in International ...

Brachytherapy involves implanting a radiation source that is sealed inside an implant, which may be a ribbon, seed, pellet, capsule, balloon, or other vessel. A doctor places the implant inside ...

In brachytherapy, small and encapsulated radioactive sources are placed directly into or near the volume to be treated. Brachytherapy allows a high radiation dose to be delivered locally to a tumour ...

Brachytherapy for Treating Brain Metastases. MSK has been pioneering brachytherapy for brain tumors as an alternative to SRS since 2019. The radiation dose from the radioactive seeds is concentrated ...