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Prostate Brachytherapy
• Low Dose Rate (LDR)
– Permanent radioactive seed implantation
– Iodine
125
(most commonly used)
or Palladium
103
or
Caesium
131
– Loose or stranded seeds
– Sole treatment or boost with EBRT
• High Dose Rate (HDR)
– Generally temporary Iridium
192
implantation
– Boost with EBRT or sole treatment (in clinical trials)
– Increasingly used