Prostate brachytherapy: High dose rate

Abstract

Prostate cancer is the most common male malignancy in the Western world. Over the past decade, a significant shift has taken place in stage at diagnosis, with most patients now presenting with localized disease. Options for treatment include radical prostatectomy and different radiation modalities including external beam radiotherapy, low-dose-rate brachytherapy with permanent seeds or high-dose-rate brachytherapy.