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Brachytherapy & Implant Radiation
Brachytherapy, a form of internal radiation therapy, uses either radioactive seeds implanted in or near a tumor or a temporary implant to deliver high-dose rate (HDR) or low-dose rate (LDR) radiation directly to the cancer site, thus reducing radiation exposure to the surrounding healthy tissues. It also offers fewer side effects than external beam radiation treatments. Doctors can do real-time brachytherapy treatment planning in the operating room and implant either permanent or temporary seeds to treat breast, gynecologic, prostate, lung and gastrointestinal cancers.
Fox Chase was the first to perform HDR prostate implants in the Eastern United States and is the first in the region to use real-time intraoperative planning with brachytherapy.
