Salvage high-dose-rate brachytherapy for local prostate cancer recurrence after radical radiotherapy

Studies salvage interstitial radiation therapy for recurrent prostate cancer, launched at the end of the XX century. In recent years, more and more attention is paid to high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT) as a method of treating local recurrence. The purpose of research preliminary clinical results of salvage high-dose-rate brachytherapy applied in cases of suspected local recurrence or of residual tumour after radiotherapy. Preliminary findings indicate the possibility of using HDR-BT, achieving local tumor control with low genitourinary toxicity.