Introduction The high dose rate prostatic brachytherapy program at the Wesley Hospital combines external beam radiation treatment with temporary transperineal insertion of brachytherapy needles directly into the prostate gland. Via these needles 3 fractions of high dose rate radiation treatment are delivered in 3 separate fractions, separated by a minimum of 6 hours. Results of HDR brachytherapy at the Wesley Hospital Wesley Hospital first commenced the HDR prostatic brachytherapy program in August 2000. By June, 2010 over 860 patients have been treated with HDR brachytherapy at the Wesley Hospital. Traditionally high dose rate brachytherapy has been used to treat patients … Continue reading High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy