Evolution of brachytherapy for prostate carcinoma

Brachytherapy is one of the most main management to prostate carcinoma. This method has been rapidly accepted in clinical application since it is a convenient, little-traumatic, and outpatient therapy. With the development of techniques of production of radio-seeds, imaging modality and three-dimensional radiotherapy plan system, bachytherapy has been made a virtually progress in improving curative-effect and reducing damage to surrounding normal tissue.