num_pages: 50
description: This booklet is the first volume of the Dattoli Cancer Foundation's "Prostate Cancer Essentials for Survival" series. It is a guide for informed patients, especially those who are planning to have or have already undergone brachytherapy and/or Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT). As a primer, it offers the most practical and up-to-date information on these advanced radiation treatments, which are now the most utilized forms of treatment for early stage prostate cancer patients. Three leading cancer care professionals specializing in state-of-the-art radiotherapy guide readers step by step through diagnosis, treatment and recovery. They also provide the current options for using advanced radiation therapy as a salvage treatment for surgical patients after recurrence. The authors share their wealth of knowledge and experience as members of the Dattoli Cancer Center &amp; Brachytherapy Research Institute, which has the largest brachytherapy and IMRT program in the country.
language: English
title: Brachytherapy and IMRT: A Primer on Seed Implants and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Informed Patients
titlecomplete: Brachytherapy and IMRT: A Primer on Seed Implants and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Informed Patients
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Dattoli Cancer Foundation