Brachytherapy
is a form of radiation therapy and interstitial therapy
used as a prostate cancer treatment. There are two types
brachytherapy: low dose rate ( LDR) which uses permanent
seeds and high dose rate ( HDR) which uses temporary
interstitial radiation. Brachytherapy is an effective
prostate cancer treatment which is capable of delivering
concentrated doses of radiation to the prostate gland
and the seminal vesicles due to the cloud of radiation
created by permanent radioactive seeds.
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