Current topics in the treatment of prostate cancer with low-dose-rate brachytherapy

Richard G Stock; Nelson N Stone

doi:10.1016/j.ucl.2009.11.013

Current topics in the treatment of prostate cancer with low-dose-rate brachytherapy

Urol Clin North Am. 2010 Feb;37(1):83-96, Table of Contents. doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2009.11.013.

Authors

Richard G Stock¹, Nelson N Stone

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, 1184 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10029, USA. Richard.Stock@mountsinai.org

PMID: 20152522
DOI: 10.1016/j.ucl.2009.11.013

Abstract

The treatment of prostate cancer with low dose rate prostate brachytherapy has grown rapidly in the last 20 years. Outcome analyses performed in this period have enriched understanding of this modality. This article focuses on the development of a real-time ultrasound-guided implant technique, the importance of radiation dose, trimodality treatment of high-risk disease, long-term treatment outcomes, and treatment-associated morbidity.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Brachytherapy / mortality*
Combined Modality Therapy
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
Humans
Male
Prostatic Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Radiation Dosage
Risk Factors
Treatment Outcome