Brachytherapy: What's New and Where are We Going?

Peter J. Rossi, MD, discusses innovations and advances in low-dose-rate (LDR) and high-dose-rate (HDR) prostate brachytherapy as well as American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) initiatives and training opportunities. Dr. Rossi explains that innovations have resulted in brachytherapy treatment that is evidence-based, innovative, efficient, cost-effective, flexible, yields highly personalized treatment, and is of high value to multidisciplinary teams and to patients.

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It appears HDR brachytherapy is becoming standard of care here in the big centers in NYC for local/regional prostate cancer radiation therapy as a boost to either IMRT or SBRT in GG 3, 4, and 5.

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Are most brachytherapy procedures done with hormone therapy or other drugs ?