A brachytherapy treatment is in which radioactive material is enclosed within a seed to fight cancer

 

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Brachytherapy Market

Brachytherapy is a cancer treatment that involves injecting radioactive material into the body through a needle or catheter. This source's radiation affects the DNA of cancer cells in the vicinity. Internal radiotherapy called brachytherapy. A source, a tiny radioactive substance, is implanted into or near the tumour. Alternatively, you can go into the region where the cancer was before surgery.

Seeds, wires, and discs are among the several types of radioactive sources (also known as implants). They use radiotherapy to eliminate cancer cells in the area. Radiation doses are lower in healthy tissue surrounding the tumour. The amount of radiation you require is determined by your doctor. This has an impact on how long the radioactive source remains inside you. This can last anywhere from a few minutes to a few days, or it can be permanent. If the source is permanently inside you, it will stop emitting radiation after a few weeks or months.

While the patient is under anaesthesia, surgeons insert microscopic seeds containing radiation in or near the tumour with low dose rate (LDR) brachytherapy. LDR brachytherapy takes around an hour to complete and does not require an overnight stay in the hospital. The seeds are usually permanent, although they cause little or no pain, and their radioactivity fades after a few weeks or months. The implants are removed after several days in some circumstances, such as the treatment of eye malignancies.

Doctors use high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy to deliver intense bursts of radiation over a short period of time. A number of plastic catheters (tubes) are placed into or around the tumour while the patient is sedated. The catheters are connected to a machine that uses radioactive pellets to provide exact dosages of radiation. HDR brachytherapy for skin cancer involves electronically produced radiation that is delivered to the skin surface without the need of catheters.

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