2016_BT PROSTATE CANCER COURSE BOOK

• Relative Contraindications for Brachytherapy (1) : • These patients are not ideal candidates for b h h b h h l b rac yt erapy, ut ave nevert e ess een successfully implanted. Beginners should not implant these patients. • Patients at increased risk of developing complications • Large median lobes • Previous pelvic irradiation • High AUA score • History of multiple pelvic surgeries • Severe diabetes with healing problems