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Brachytherapy Seeds for Prostate Cancer


Prostate brachytherapy seeds are planted during permanent brachytherapy as a prostate cancer treatment. The seeds are a titanium casing and are filled with iodine-125 or palladium-103 which emit radioactive energy until the material decays.

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 
 
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