RESUMEN
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.
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Braquiterapia/métodos , Neoplasias de la Próstata/radioterapia , Antineoplásicos Hormonales , Braquiterapia/efectos adversos , Terapia Combinada , Contraindicaciones de los Procedimientos , Fraccionamiento de la Dosis de Radiación , Francia , Humanos , Radioisótopos de Yodo/uso terapéutico , Masculino , Neoplasias de la Próstata/patología , Neoplasias de la Próstata/terapia , Oncología por Radiación , Dosificación Radioterapéutica , Ensayos Clínicos Controlados Aleatorios como Asunto , Estudios Retrospectivos , Terapia Recuperativa/métodosRESUMEN
The prostate external beam radiotherapy techniques are described, when irradiating the prostate or after prostatectomy, with and without pelvic lymph nodes. The following parts are presented: indications of radiotherapy, total dose and fractionation, planning CT image acquisition, volume of interest delineation (target volumes and organs at risk) and margins, Intensity modulated radiotherapy planning and corresponding dose-volume constraints, and finally Image guided radiotherapy.