The potential of low-dose-rate brachytherapy with iodine-125 in the treatment of local recurrences of prostate cancer after primary high-dose-rate monotherapy.

Purpose: The incidence of local prostate cancer recurrences after monotherapy with high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT) is low. However, a cumulated number of local recurrences during follow-up is naturally observed in highly specialized oncological centers. This retrospective study aimed to present the treatment of local recurrences after HDR-BT with low-dose-rate brachytherapy (LDR-BT).

High-dose-rate brachytherapy of primary cutaneous B-cell lymphoma: the first reported case series.

Purpose: Cutaneous B-cell lymphomas (CBCLs) are a rare group of diseases. External beam radiation therapy is recommended to treat CBCLs in all subtypes for locally advanced cases. However, there are no reports on high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT) exclusively dedicated to CBCLs.