A Randomized Trial Comparing Quality of Life After LDR or HDR Prostate Brachytherapy Boost with Pelvic External Beam Radiation Therapy

CONCLUSIONS: Patient experience for combined EBRT and prostate BT is improved with HDR BT. Urinary QoL improves over time to be equivalent between the 2 modalities after 18 months, but LDR patients report lasting bowel symptoms.PMID:38493901 | DOI:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.02.064

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Source: Health Physics - March 17, 2024 Category: Physics Authors: Juanita Crook Nikitha Moideen Greg Arbour Felipe Castro C ánovas Cynthia Araujo Deidre Batchelar Ross Halperin Michelle Hilts David Kim David Petrik Jim Rose J C Cheng Francois Bachand Source Type: research