Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy

Treatment in Arizona

Permanent prostate brachytherapy is performed as outpatient surgery at Mayo Clinic Hospital on the Phoenix campus. People who undergo this procedure often return to normal activity the next day. Mayo Clinic doctors have treated more than 1,000 people with seed implantation for prostate cancer at Mayo Clinic in Arizona since the mid-1990s.

Treatment team

Mayo Clinic emphasizes a collaborative approach to care. Permanent prostate brachytherapy treatment involves specialists from radiation oncology, urology, diagnostic radiology and anesthesiology. The radiation oncology team for prostate seed implants includes a doctor, specialist in measuring the dosage of radiation (dosimetrist) and medical physicist.

Appointments

For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 800-446-2279 (toll-free) 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.