Brachytherapy, a type of radiation therapy, is performed at Glendale Memorial Hospital. Glendale Memorial has been in the forefront of treatment utilizing radioactive isotopes placed directly into the tumors for effective treatment. These procedures allow the delivery of very high doses of radiation within the cancer site with hardly any radiation occurring outside the cancer.
We utilize high dose rate brachytherapy, which requires placement of radioactive isotopes within the cancer site during treatment, and subsequent removal of the isotope rendering the patient free of residual radioactivity. In selected cases, radioactive pellets or seeds are implanted within the tumor site. These seeds remain permanently in the tumor, destroying the cancer cells when they try to multiply.
