title: Permanent interstitial brachytherapy for prostate cancer: a current review.
abstract: Prostate brachytherapy with permanent radioactive implants is becoming an increasingly popular treatment choice for patients with prostate cancer. This therapy is attractive to patients due to the fact that it is an outpatient procedure and in many cases has been associated with lower long-term risks of urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction when compared to other curative modalities. This review will describe the history, isotopes used, implantation techniques, and results achieved with modern prostate brachytherapy. Results will be discussed both in terms of cancer control and health-related quality of life endpoints.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Box 422, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Woolsey
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Theodorescu
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011788:Quality of Life