Comparison of two treatment approaches for prostate cancer: intensity-modulated radiation therapy combined with I125 seed-implant brachytherapy or I125 seed-implant brachytherapy alone

Comparison of two treatment approaches for prostate cancer: intensity‐modulated radiation therapy combined with I125 seed‐implant brachytherapy or I125 seed‐implant brachytherapy alone

The purpose of the present study was to assess the results of two different treatment approaches for clinically localized prostate cancer: intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) followed by 125I seed-implant brachytherapy and 125I seed-implant brachytherapy alone. We studied our 30 most recent consecutive patients. The sample population consisted of 15 cases treated with IMRT (50.4 Gy) fo...

Seed implant brachytherapy for prostate cancer.

Intensity-Modulated vs. Conformal Radiotherapy after Prostate Seed Implant Brachytherapy Regarding Summed Rectal Dose

Purpose: To disclose effectiveness of substitution of conformal radiotherapy (CRT) with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in combined with 125I permanent seed brachytherapy(BT) in reducing a rectal dose-volume parameter recently proven to be correlated with late rectal bleeding after the combined radiotherapy. Materials/Methods: A CT image set obtained a month after BT was used for CRT an...

Ultrasound Image-guided Robotic Brachytherapy Systems for Prostate Seed Implant

In image-guided brachytherapy (IGBT), accurate percutaneous intervention of needle and precise placement radiation sources are challenge tasks. In traditional prostate brachytherapy, needles are introduced through fixed, parallel holes of a template where the maneuverability of the needle is extremely limited. The accuracy and consistency of needle placement and seed delivery is subject to vari...

Prostate Seed Brachytherapy – Methods to Improve Implant Characteristics