VIENNA ― High-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT) appears to be a safe and well tolerated option for treating prostate cancer, and importantly, there was high patient satisfaction with the procedure, say ...

Results from a new prospective clinical trial indicate that high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy administered in a single, 19 Gray (Gy) treatment may be a safe and effective alternative to longer ...

Results from a new prospective clinical trial indicate that high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy administered in a single, 19 Gray (Gy) treatment may be a safe and effective alternative to longer ...

Biobot Surgical, a robotic-assisted percutaneous surgical systems company, announced an MOU with BEBIG Medical, a global provider of radiotherapy products and a brachytherapy leader based in Europe to ...

In a typical high-dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy procedure for PCa, needle applicators are first inserted by the physician to the tumor target. A planner then develops a treatment plan manually. During ...

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Prostate brachytherapy (BT) is a form of radiation therapy used to treat prostate cancer. The technique involves placing encapsulated radioisotopes inside or nearby the tumor. The radioactive ...

Brachytherapy is widely used, in combination with external beam radiotherapy (EBRT), in the treatment of cervical cancer. It is unclear, however, whether high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy is superior ...

A five-year long clinical trial conducted in seven low and middle-income countries has confirmed the safety and effectiveness of combining high doses of internal radiation therapy (Brachytherapy) with ...