For this treatment, a surgeon places radioactive pellets (also called “seeds”) about the size of a grain of rice directly into your prostate. They use imaging tests to help them place the pellets correctly, and computer programs to figure out the exact dose of radiation you need. In ...
Side EffectsTherapy NewsView ProceduresShare Your Experience Brachytherapy Prostate Brachytherapy Minimally invasive radiation therapy implants low or high dose radiation (LDR or HDR) seeds in the prostate. Prostate Seed Implant Brachytherapy seeds are more effective for younger patients in good health with...
More aggressive treatments, like surgery, beam radiation, brachytherapy or radioactive “seeds,” or hormone therapy, could cause short-term side effects like: Sexual problems, like impotence, trouble keeping an erection or getting to orgasm, or loss of desire for sex ...
At Texas Prostate Seed Institute, we use a cutting edge method for adaptive real-time precise placement of the seeds which has been refined and perfected over the last 25 years of experience. Our adaptive method allows for the most effective results with the least potential for side effects. ...
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The effects of random (drifting) errors in actual seed placement during prostate implants have been evaluated by using geometrically optimized implants of I-125 and Pd-103 seeds. Results indicate that small random deviations in the seeds placement from the preplant position may affect the planned ...
(seeds) may be placed in the prostate via needles guided by ultrasound. This approach, called brachytherapy, offers the advantage of a one-time treatment. Radiation therapy offers the advantage of a nonsurgical approach, and is particularly attractive for patients who may have too many medical ...
Rather, convenience can mean the choice of brachytherapy (implanted radioactive seeds) instead of external beam radiation therapy, requiring fewer and less frequent visits to the doctor. It can also mean avoiding choice of treatments that could lead to troublesome side effects, such as incontinence,...
Radioactive seeds (brachytherapy) deliver radiation to the prostate with little damage to nearby tissues. Your doctor implants the tiny radioactive seeds, each like a grain of rice, in the prostate gland usingultrasoundguidance. The implants remain in place permanently and become inactive after many...
Radiation(either external-beam or implantable "seeds") Chemotherapy Active surveillance A combination of these Prostatitis is usually abacterial infection. Prostatitis is most often treated withantibiotics, usually for at least four weeks. Should I Be Screened for Prostate Cancer?