#Brachytherapy

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0:43 Low Dose Rate (LDR) Prostate Brachytherapy
3:13 Overview
3:52 History
9:24 Why LDR Brachytherapy?
10:18 Treatment Recommendations/Patient Selection
11:41 Role of Brachytherapy by risk category
14:36 The Evolution of Prostate Brachytherapy
15:05 Pre-planned Brachytherapy
16:08 Intraoperatively Planned Brachytherapy
18:44 Real-time Intraoperatively Planned Brachytherapy
19:37 The patient experience
20:14 Post procedure:patient recovery
22:24 Toxicity and Outcomes are Operator Dependent
25:11 Outcomes: Low/favorable Intermediate risk prostate cancer
26:18 Intermediate risk prostate cancer
28:04 High risk prostate cancer
28:53 Brachytherapy boost achieves surgical PSA below 0.2
29:49 ADT role in high risk prostate cancer
32:06 Summary of Patient Outcomes
32:37 LDR Brachytherapy Toxicity and Outcomes are Operator Dependent
33:43 Brachytherapy vs other options
35:23 LDR vs EBRT
37:14 Comparing LDR Brachytherapy to External Beam Radiation
39:38 Comparing LDR Brachytherapy to Prostatectomy
42:10 Comparing LDR Brachytherapy to HDR Brachytherapy
45:07 Comparing LDR Brachytherapy to Proton Therapy
47:09 Why isn't LDR Brachytherapy more prevalent?
50:17 Final thoughts
51:38 Q & A
53:56 What is the age range of the patents you see?
56:35 Debate over surgery first vs radiation first for treatment
1:00:55 Brachytherapy Pro vs Amateur
1:04:46 Different types of seed implants
1:06:56 How many seeds?
1:08:42 How many doctors have performed high quantity of implants?
1:09:30 Where can the treatment be performed?
1:10:55 How long does treatment take?
1:11:35 What is the step by step procedure?
1:13:48 Can I have a baby after treatment?
1:14:30 Dry orgasms?
1:16:04 Who is a bad candidate for Brachytherapy?
1:20:18 How do I measure results?
1:22:43 Is there a diet or supplement I should go on?
1:24:11 How do I know that I don't have lymph node disease?
1:26:11 What about a PET/CT scan before treatment?
1:26:34 What about genetic testing?
1:28:48 How often do I follow up?
1:29:59 Do you have to deal with radiation resistant tumors?
1:30:27 How often do I take medication for side effects?
1:33:22 What about seed migration?
1:34:29 Are you doing focal therapy?
1:36:29 What about cancer just beyond the prostate?
1:38:02 What about secondary cancers?
1:38:51 Testosterone reduction after seed implant?


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