Abstract:Purpose
The aim of this study was to describe treatment procedure and early clinical outcomes of high-dose-rate (HDR) interstitial brachytherapy (BT) in clinically localized prostate cancer patients previously treated for rectal cancer with abdominoperineal rectal resection and external beam radiation therapy (EBRT).
Material and methods
Between February and July 2015, two patients with clinically localized prostate cancer without rectal access were treated in our brach… Show more
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