Living With Cancer: Prostate cancer brachytherapy

Prostate cancer brachytherapy: Can radiation pass to others?? Prostate brachytherapy is a form of radiation therapy used to treat prostate cancer. The radioactive "seeds" are implanted into the prostate gland, so that radiation is delivered directly to the prostate, minimizing radiation to the surrounding tissue. Depending on the type of prostate cancer brachytherapy you receive, [...]
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