Guidelines for prostate cancer treatment using the low-dosage permanent tissue radiation therapy (brachitherapy). Expert meeting of the Russian Brachitherapeutic Society (RBS), 4th October 2014, Moscow
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The guidelines for treatment of prostate cancer using the low-dosage permanent tissue radiation therapy (brachytherapy) approved during the expert meeting of the Russian Brachy-therapeutic Society on 4th October 2014 are presented in this article. The references are given to the guidelines for the technology of prostate brachytherapy from years 2006, 2009 and 2010. The questions of the diagnostics and patient selection for brachytherapy are discussed, indications and contraindications are defined for the brachytherapy.
