Contents:
1. Introduction 2. Ultrasound Principles and Anatomy of the Prostate 3. Effect of Radiology on Prostate Histopathology and Assessment of Residual Cancer 4. What Should You Ask Your Pathologist When Contemplating Minimally Invasive Therapy 5. Detailed Mapping of Prostate Carcinoma Foci: Implications for Prostate Brachytherapy 6. Treatment Decisions: Surgery vs. Brachtherapy a Urologist's Perspective 7. Treatment Decisions: a Patient's Perspective on Prostate Brachytherapy 8. Principles of Prostate Brachytherapy Isotope Decisions 9. Use of Artificial Neural Networks in the Clinical Staging of Prostate Cancer: Implications for Prostate Brachytherapy 10. What Do Whole Mount Radical Prostatectomy Specimens Teach Us About Extracapsular Disease. Implications for Prostate Brachytherapy 11. Can Permanent Implants Address Extracapsular Disease, Can Extraprostatic Extension be Treated by Prostate Brachytherapy? An Analysis Based on Postimplant Dosimetry 12. Evaluating the Role of Neoadjuvant Deprivation for Patients Undergoing Prostate Brachytherapy 13. Impact of Hormonal Therapy on Pubic Arch Interference 14. Pre Implantation Urologic Considerations 15. Selection of Equipment for Prostate Brachytherapy 16. Advances Beyond Biplanar Ultrasound for Permanent Prostate Implants 17. What to Look for When Choosing Treatment Planning Software for Prostate Brachytherapy 18. A Comprehensive Review of Prostate Cancer Brachytherapy: Defining an Optimal Technique 19. Planning an Implant: Preplanning Versus Intraoperative Planning 20. Point Kernels and Superposition Methods for Scatter Dose Calculations in Brachytherapy 21. Treatment Planning for High Dose-rate Prostate Brachytherapy 22. High Dose-rate Afterloading Iridium-192 Prostate Brachytherapy 23. Use of Conformal High-dose Rate Brachytherapy for Management of Patients with Prostate Cancer: Optimizing Dose Escalation 24. The Role of High Dose Rate Prostate Brachytherapy in the Management of Prostate Cancer, Treatment Planning and Results from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 25. Modified Uniform Seed Loading for Prostate Brachytherapy: Rationale, Design and Evaluation 26. Treatment Planning and the Seattle Prostate Institute Approach to Treatment Planning for Permanent Implants. 27. Surgical Tips: Improving Ultrasound Imaging During Interstitial Implant 28. Intraoperative Technique 29. Intraoperative Technique Using Pd-103 30. Intraoperative Technique with Biplane Ultrasound and Fluoroscopic Guidance for Optimal Seed Placement 31. Performing a Prostate Implant Under Local Anaesthesia 32. A Prospective Multi-center Study of Transperineal Prostatic Block for Transurethral Needle Ablation (TUNA) of the Prostate 33. Improvement of Transperineal Implant Dosimetry by Intraoperative Cystoscopic Confirmation of Prostate Anatomy Nursing Management of Prostate Brachytherapy Patients 34. Management of Patients Receiving Transperineal Palladium-103 Prostate Implants 35. Prevention of Perineal Hematoma Using the Perineal Pressure Application Device (PPAD) After Prostate Brachytherapy 36. The Role of a Needle Manipulator/ruler in 1125/Pd 103 Preloaded Needle Implants of the Prostate 37. Defining a Quality Prostate Implant 38. Options for a Suboptimal Permanent Prostate Implant 39. Long-term Results. Radiation Oncologist's Perspective 40. Biochemical Outcome After Radical Prostatectomy, External Beam Radiotherapy or 125I Prostate Brachytherapy for Low and Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer Patients 41. Acute and Chronic Toxicity After IMRT/HDR for Patients S/P TURP, Large Glands, High IPS Scores: Patient Selection, OR Technique, Treatment Planning, Inpatient Management, Catheter Movement and QOL Assessment Long-term Results. A Urologist's Perspective 42. The Intermediate Risk Disease Patient: Is There an Advantage for External Beam Radiotherapy and Implant? 43. Experimental Evaluation of the Rtog Recommendation for Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy Implants 53. Dosimetric Analysis of Urinary Morbidity Following Prostate Brachytherapy (125i vs. 103pd) Combined with External Beam Radiation Therapy 54. Lessons from the Learning Curve Erectile Function Following Prostate Brachytherapy 55. Rectal Complications after Permanent Seed Implants Sexual Dysfunction after Permanent Implant 56. Management of Voiding Dysfunction Following Implantation 57. Transient Elevation of Serum Prostate