Applications of Brachytherapy

Penile Cancer Brachytherapy

Dr. Juanita Crook discusses the use of brachytherapy as a treatment for penile cancer. Patrice Wendling of the Global Medical News Network (GMNN) reports from the annual Genitourinary Cancers Symposium.

Interstitial LDR technique for a lesion covering the majority of the glans. This implant uses 4 planes of 3 needles. Two planes bracket the urethra and the 2 lateral planes are external to the glans.

This video shows the technique for interstital penile brachytherapy using pulse.