Seeds

1. PSA test cuts mortality rate in half

... prostate gland is preserved. With the ultra sound controlled placement of radioactive seeds directly into the prostate gland, the tumor is selectively targeted and destroyed without harming the surrounding ...

2. PSA test cuts mortality rate in half

... the ultra sound controlled placement of radioactive seeds directly into the prostate gland, the tumor is selectively targeted and destroyed without harming the surrounding tissue. In some cases, it is ...

3. Individually tailored treatment for prostate cancer

... most effective and safest treatment, while reducing the risk of certain long-term side effects. At the seed implantation, up to 80 of the smallest seeds (radiation sources) are implanted into the prostate. ...

4. PSA test remains a standard screening method

...  Unlike surgical removal of the prostate, LDR brachytherapy requires no incisions and leaves the prostate gland intact. With the ultra sound implantation of radioactive seeds directly into the prostate, ...

5. Seed Implantation: success depends on team experience

... the brachytherapy has proven to be a successful procedure. During the so-called seed implantation, the smallest radioactive iodine seeds are implanted into the prostate. These destroy the tumor from the ...

6. Great response for the Prostate Patient Forum in Wiesbaden

... sources (seeds) are implanted into the prostate. The seeds target the tumor internally with high doses of radiation and destroy the tumor. The prostate remains intact. With equal rates of success, brachytherapy ...

7. Seed Implant

“Seed Implantation” is a highly modern radiation therapy, which is administered to patients with a localized prostate cancer. Placement of the seeds is performed under ultrasound guidance, ...

8. Prostate Enlargement

... extracts, has a long tradition, and is especially popular in Germany. Plant extracts that have shown promise in the treatment of BPH are serenoa repens (saw palmetto), pumpkin seeds, stinging nessel (urtica ...

9. Brachytherapy – more cost efficient than surgery

... the health insurance companies for a number of years. An example is the brachytherapy, which is applied in the treatment of prostate cancer. In this procedure, radiation sources (seeds) are implanted permanently ...

10. Seed Implantation: success depends on team experience

...  During the so-called seed implantation, the smallest radioactive iodine seeds are implanted into the prostate. These destroy the tumor from the inside. Dr. Gregor Spira, radiation therapist and chief ...

11. Brachytherapy – more cost efficient than surgery

... the treatment of prostate cancer. In this procedure, radiation sources (seeds) are implanted permanently into the prostate. These radioactive seeds destroy the cancer successfully by emitting radiation ...

12. Publications

... uniform seed distribution in the prostate and eliminating the guesswork previously used to guide the seeds in place. This formed the basis of the transperineal technique that today is used in brachytherapy, ...

13. The West-German Prostate Center

First point of contact for patients with prostate disease – Expert consulting and individual therapy Welcome to the West German Prostate Center! As one of the centers in Europe with the highest caseload ...

14. Höhere Lebensqualität nach Brachytherapie

...  or =72 Gy, permanent seed implantation, or combined seeds/external beam radiotherapy for stage T1-T2 prostate cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2004 Jan 1;58(1):25-33. 2Crook JM et al. Comparision ...

15. Höhere Lebensqualität nach Brachytherapie

... or combined seeds/external beam radiotherapy for stage T1-T2 prostate cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2004 Jan 1;58(1):25-33. 2Crook JM et al. Comparision of health-related quality of life 5 years ...

16. Gesunde zum PSA-Test

... der „inneren Bestrahlung“ die Vorsteherdrüse erhalten. Durch das ultraschallgesteuerte Einbringen radioaktiver Stifte (Seeds) direkt in die Prostata, wird der Tumor gezielt zerstört und gleichzeitig das ...

17. 10. Patiententag in Köln: Ein voller Erfolg!

... Weise den Zuhörern näher gebracht wurden. Besonderes Interesse der Teilnehmer galt der Brachytherapie, einer verfeinerten strahlentherapeutischen Methode, bei der kleinste Strahlenquellen (Seeds) direkt ...

18. 60. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Urologie in Stuttgart (2)

... Veränderungen von LQ, Miktion, Darmfunktion und Sexualfunktion nach permanenter LDR-Brachytherapie (PB) zu erfassen. Material und Methoden: Zwischen 12/00 und 06/06 wurden 939 Patienten mit einer PB (125-Jod-Seeds) ...

19. Jahrestagung der DGU 2006 in Hamburg 2

... und 12/05 689 konsekutive Patienten mit PSI behandelt. Die Seeds wurden in einer modifizierten peripheren Beladungstechnik platziert. Das aktuelle Ultraschallbild wurde mit der intraoperativen Dosisplanung ...

20. Konsens-Meeting "Prostate Brachytherapy" 2005 in Speyer

... used to guide percutaneous delivery of radioisotopes, achieving uniform seed distribution in the prostate and eliminating the guesswork previously used to guide the seeds in place. This formed the basis ...