Prostate brachytherapy

Mayo Clinic's approach

At Mayo Clinic, prostate cancer care is delivered by a team of specialists who work closely together. This team may include experts in urology, radiation oncology and medical oncology. They coordinate your care so you can often meet with several specialists in a short period of time and get a treatment plan without long delays.

Mayo Clinic doctors have experience with both permanent low dose rate brachytherapy and temporary high dose rate brachytherapy. When needed, brachytherapy also can be combined with other prostate cancer treatments as part of a personalized care plan.

Advanced diagnosis and treatment

Mayo Clinic doctors have access to the latest approaches to planning and delivering brachytherapy treatments for prostate cancer.

Mayo Clinic's radiation oncology professionals tailor treatment to your specific situation. After the radiation oncologist identifies the areas of the prostate to be treated, radiation therapy is carefully planned and simulated before actual treatment to minimize the dose of radiation to healthy tissues.

Expertise and rankings

Mayo Clinic radiation oncologists are respected for their skill and experience in using brachytherapy to treat prostate cancer. Mayo physicians have published widely on prostate brachytherapy outcomes and techniques.

Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center meets the strict standards for a National Cancer Institute comprehensive cancer center. These standards recognize scientific excellence and a multispecialty approach focused on cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, and Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, are ranked among the Best Hospitals for cancer by U.S. News & World Report.