Advantages of seed implants: The procedure takes about one hour, then the patient walks out of the clinic and is driven home by a friend or family member. Most patients are back to a normal routine

How does a man decide on the best treatment option for prostate cancer? Dr. Gregory Echt is a radiation oncologist, a doctor who specializes in using radiation to treat cancer. He and his team offer

Prostate seed implantation, or brachytherapy, is a procedure to place radioactive rice-sized "seeds" into the cancerous prostate. The goal of the treatment is to kill cancer cells with radiation while

Prostate Seed Implantation (Brachytherapy or Internal Radiation): Tiny radioactive pellets or seeds are placed in or near the prostate cancer tumor. Cancer cells are killed by the energy given off as

Prostate seed implantation--also called brachytherapy--has become more and more popular in recent years as a treatment option for prostate cancer, and New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's decision to und