Prostate cancer brachytherapy: SFRO guidelines 2021.

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Date publication

décembre 2021

Journal

Cancer radiotherapie : journal de la Societe francaise de radiotherapie oncologique

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr MARTIN Etienne, Pr PEIFFERT Didier


Tous les auteurs :
Pommier P, Ferré M, Blanchard P, Martin É, Peiffert D, Robin S, Hannoun-Lévi JM, Marchesi V, Cosset JM

Résumé

Prostate brachytherapy techniques are described, concerning both permanent seed implant and high dose rate brachytherapy. The following guidelines are presented: brachytherapy indications, implant procedure for permanent low dose rate implants and high dose rate with source projector, as well as dose and dose-constraints objectives, immediate postoperative management, post-treatment evaluation, and long-term follow-up.

Mots clés

Brachytherapy, Cancers de prostate, Curiethérapie, French society for radiation oncology, Prostate cancer, Recommandations, Recommendations, Société française de radiothérapie oncologique

Référence

Cancer Radiother. 2021 Dec 22;: