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Radiation therapy uses high-energy waves to kill cancer cells. This therapy is suggested in place of surgery if the cancer is localized or if it has spread to the surrounding tissue. Radiation can be as effective as surgery in stopping early-stage prostate cancer. But, the chances of post-o...
found to be better than IMRT. A more focused form of radiation, stereotactic radiation, is being used for early forms of prostate cancer. This treatment also has not been shown to improve the outcome of prostate cancer. Though it may take less time than IMRT, it may have more side ...
Radioactive seed implants are a form ofradiation therapyforprostate cancer. Brachytherapy, or internal radiation therapy, are also terms used to describe this procedure. There are two types ofprostatebrachytherapy: permanent and temporary. Compared toexternal radiation, which requires five to eight weeks...
EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy):These X-rays destroy tumor cells by damaging their DNA. There is a brief exposure to the radiation, typically lasting several minutes. Once the prostate cancer treatment is over, there is no radiation in the patient’s body. The treatment is completely no...
There are two types of brachytherapy that are used in the treatment of prostate cancer: permanent low dose radiation (LDR) and temporary high dose radiation (HDR). LDR brachytherapy uses iodine-125 and palladium-103 stored in titanium cases usually referred to as brachytherapy seeds. As the name...
3. Radiation therapy External radiation therapy: This treatment method utilizes high-energy rays directed at cancer cells from outside the body. Internal radiation therapy (brachytherapy): This procedure involves the surgical placement of radioactive seeds or pellets into or near the cancer to ...
Prostatecanceris cancerof prostate gland. The prostate gland is a walnut-sized gland present only in men, found in the pelvis below the bladder. The prostate gland wraps around the urethra (the tube through which urine exits the body) and lies in front of the rectum. The prostate gland sec...
Prostatecanceris cancerof prostate gland. The prostate gland is a walnut-sized gland present only in men, found in the pelvis below the bladder. The prostate gland wraps around the urethra (the tube through which urine exits the body) and lies in front of the rectum. The prostate gland sec...
The optimal treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) continues to be challenging, given the multitude of life prolonging treatment options. Radionuclide therapy delivers concentrated doses of radiation via ionizing particles chelated to ligands or antibody-based molecules with spec...