formerly William Buckland Radiotherapy Gippsland Gippsland Prostate Brachytherapy Cath Beaufort RT Site Manager LRH What is prostate brachytherapy Implantation of radioactive seeds into the prostate ID: 934524
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Gippsland Radiation Oncologyformerly William Buckland Radiotherapy Gippsland
Gippsland Prostate Brachytherapy
Cath Beaufort
RT Site Manager LRH
Slide2What is prostate brachytherapy?
Implantation of radioactive seeds into the prostateRadioactive Iodine – 125 seedsLow energy, half life 59.4 daysAverage 110 seeds per patientSuitable for patients with low and intermediate risk disease
Slide3Why brachytherapy?Comparative study - 35 experts from key treating disciplines: Surgery, External Beam Radiation, Brachytherapy, High Frequency Ultrasound, and Proton Therapy. 38,200+ prostate studies were published between 2000 and 2014.1,292 of those studies featured treatment results.
179 of those met the criteria to be included in this review study.8 criteria for inclusion of article including peer reviewed and pts followed for med. 5 years
Slide4Comparative Study
Slide5Why focus on Gippsland?Monash report for PCFA commissioned by Latrobe’s Biggest Ever Blokes BBQ found:Deaths after prostate cancer diagnosis are at least twice as common in Gippsland as in Melbourne
Slide6Why focus on Gippsland?Many reasons includinglack common curative treatment optionsTime and distance to get to specialists
Slide7Feasibility Study
GRICS funded feasibility studyUrologists interestsupport from Gippsland health servicessuitability of Gippsland hospitalsLRH (Traralgon), Bairnsdale RHS, Bass Coast Health (Wonthaggi)
Funding by DHHS and Latrobe’s Biggest Ever Blokes BBQ for the equipment
Slide8How the program will work
Public program run by Alfred Health out of LRHProstate seed program since 1998>1000 patientsInitially volume study and post seed CT at LRHEquipment transfer between hospitalsImplants performed based on referrals and patient location