High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy
High-Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy is a more effective way of providing the radiation therapy used to treat gynecological cancers, as well as bronchial and tracheal tumors. The radiation source is placed directly into the cancerous area. The radiation is delivered quickly and the actual treatment time is usually less than 15 minutes. In the past, low-dose rate (LDR) brachytherapy required inpatient hospitalization in a specially shielded room.