Prostate Cancer Radiation Seeds
It is a type of internal radiotherapy. In theory each radioactive seed blasts a targeted area of tissue ultimately destroying the prostate. Pin On Reproductive System There are two types of. Prostate cancer radiation seeds . High dose seeds require a short hospital stay are temporarily moved through very small tubes placed in the prostate. Only each seed irradiates a small volume of prostate tissue and therefore many seeds have to be placed throughout the prostate to cover the entire gland and the cancer site. The type of seed determines the amount of radiation released by the seeds and the duration of treatment. The terms brachytherapy or internal radiation therapy might also be used to describe this procedure. During the procedure radioactive iodine 125 or i 125 seeds are implanted into the prostate gland using ultrasound guidance. The radiation has a very short half life is not harmful to anyone you may come in contact. Radiation from the seeds travels a very s...
