Hemi-ablative low-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy for unilateral localised prostate cancer.

Stephen LangleyJennifer UribeSantiago Uribe-LewisAdrian FranklinCarla PernaAlex HortonMelanie CunninghamDonna HigginsClaire DeeringSara KhaksarRobert Laing

Published in: BJU international (2019)

This pilot study suggests that treatment-related toxicity and biochemical outcomes after HG implants are broadly similar to those observed with WG treatment despite the lower dose delivered by HG implants.

Keyphrases

prostate cancer
low dose
high dose
radiation therapy
radical prostatectomy
oxidative stress
squamous cell carcinoma
soft tissue
rectal cancer