CPB Ljubljana 2018 course book

Preplan v.s. Intraoperative plan

Preplan Outpatient TRUS prior to implant Positioning probe as outpatient situation Less OR time used No possibility for interactive planning Edema effect not taken into account No physicist/dosimetrist needed in OR Number of seeds to order more accurate

Intraoperative plan TRUS at time of implant Probe stays in position during whole treatment More OR time used Interactive planning possible Geometry changes are taken into account Physicist/dosimetrist needed in OR Risk of inappropriate seed ordering