Brachytherapy Radioactive seeds implant

Released Date: 2025-03-09

🩺 Brachytherapy (Internal Radiation Therapy) in India

Brachytherapy delivers radioactive sources directly inside or next to a tumour, giving a high, targeted radiation dose while sparing surrounding healthy tissue. India's cancer centres offer this precision technique at a fraction of Western cost.

85-95%

5-yr Control (Prostate)

48h

Free Medical Opinion

70%

Cost Savings vs West

24/7

Patient Support

🔬 What is Brachytherapy?

Brachytherapy, also called internal radiation therapy, involves placing a radioactive source directly in or near a tumour using an applicator. It can be delivered as low dose rate (LDR), where small radioactive seeds are left permanently in the tissue, or high dose rate (HDR), where a stronger source is inserted temporarily for 10–20 minutes per session and then removed — leaving no radioactive material in the body.

✅ Success Rates by Cancer Type

Cancer Type	Reported Outcome
Prostate cancer	85–95% 5-year biochemical recurrence-free survival
Penile cancer (organ-sparing)	80.7% local control at 5 years; 80.6% organ preservation
Facial skin cancers	87% local control at 3 years

✓ Advantages of Brachytherapy

✓ Delivers a higher radiation dose to the tumour with less impact on nearby healthy organs
✓ Often an outpatient or short-stay procedure
✓ Can be combined with external beam radiation for advanced cases
✓ Effective organ-sparing option for prostate, penile, breast and skin cancers