Rice-grain-sized Iodine-125 seeds are planned and implanted under imaging guidance according to lesion location, target volume, and nearby organ constraints.
Product overview
Suitable audience and clinical questions: Selected lung, liver, prostate, head-and-neck, recurrent, residual, or metastatic lymph-node lesions requiring local-control discussion.
Clinical purpose
Iodine-125 seed brachytherapy is a form of image-guided internal radiotherapy. Tiny radioactive seeds are placed directly into the tumor area so low-energy radiation can be released continuously inside the lesion, creating a focused local-control discussion for selected residual, recurrent, or metastatic sites.
Core treatment principles
The seeds release low-energy gamma rays over an extended period, commonly discussed in the range of 120 to 180 days depending on the clinical plan.
The clinical aim is a higher radiation dose inside the tumor region while keeping surrounding normal-tissue exposure low when anatomy allows.
Clinical scenarios from the treatment matrix
- Selected localized solid tumors, including lung, liver, prostate, and head-and-neck lesions.
- Postoperative residual disease or local recurrence requiring a salvage-treatment discussion.
- Selected metastatic lymph nodes where precise local radiation may be reviewed.
- Patients who need local-control options after prior surgery, external radiotherapy, or ablation.
Records to prepare
Recent CT / MRI and DICOM files, pathology, staging, prior radiotherapy records, surgery history, blood counts, coagulation results, infection status, pain status, and a clear local-control question.
Product content and service items
Iodine-125 seed implantation question framing
Continuous low-dose internal radiation context
Prior radiotherapy and local-control review
Imaging-based lesion preparation
Records required before contacting Novacare
Complete records help the patient desk frame the right questions and avoid unnecessary back-and-forth.
Recent CT or MRITumor size and locationPathology and stagingPrior radiotherapy or surgery recordsBlood work and coagulation status
Service boundary
This page is service information for international patients. Novacare does not diagnose, prescribe, or guarantee treatment outcomes. Eligibility, contraindications, procedure frequency, and final plans depend on licensed physician evaluation.