• Registration for consultation and treatment

    with LDR brachytherapy

Registration for consultation and treatment with LDR brachytherapy

Dear patient,

You have just received a diagnosis or referral from your doctor and would like to register for treatment with LDR brachytherapy or find out whether treatment of your prostate cancer with LDR brachytherapy is an option for you. Please fill out the form on the right and upload the following documents: referral from your doctor, current diagnosis, your current PSA values.

The procedure is usually covered by your health insurance. Should unexpected costs arise or you require additional services, you will of course receive a cost estimate in advance.

We treat your data with the utmost discretion.

After submitting the form, you will receive an appointment suggestion or a reply within the next 2-3 days.


Zentrum für Brachytherapie Südwest
am Kreiskrankenhaus Emmendingen

Urologische Gemeinschaftspraxis
& Urologische Belegabteilung
Dr. S. Carl – Dr. J. Andreas – Dr. M. Meilinger
Milchhofstraße 1b
79312 Emmendingen
Phone: 0 76 41 / 63 64
Fax: 0 76 41 / 54 14 5
Email: praxis@urologie-emmendingen.de
Internet: https://urologie-emmendingen.de/

Southwest Brachytherapy Centre at Emmendingen District Hospital

Brachytherapie am Kreiskrankenhaus Emmendingen Haupteingang

    Please send us the following documents: referral from your treating physician, the results of your prostate fine tissue examination (histology), CT/MRI scan and current PSA value.

    • Frequently asked questions

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    QUESTIONS UPON QUESTIONS…

    Here are our answers to the most frequently asked questions about brachytherapy for prostate cancer:

    No, no matter how old you are, brachytherapy buys you time. Time in which you can continue to live your normal life after treatment without any major impairments.

    Our patient data shows a cure rate of 90% for more than 600 patients treated. Even patients in the high-risk group with aggressive tumors still achieve a cure rate of 85%.

    If the tumor reappears in the prostate years later, other treatment methods are available that can still cure you.

    Your body shields the released radiation relatively well by covering your bones, but we still recommend keeping a sufficient distance from pregnant women and not holding small children on your lap. The radiation is halved every two months and is no longer detectable after one year.

    No, because the seeds are placed in the prostate with millimeter precision and at a sufficient distance from critical organs such as the urethra and rectum, damage to these organs is rare with brachytherapy.

    No, the seeds have a local effect on the prostate tumor and otherwise have no systemic side effects.

    Brachytherapy is recognized by statutory and private health insurance companies as a treatment for localized prostate cancer and is therefore reimbursed.

    The biopsy of the prostate is important for the treating urologist, as we obtain important information about the size of the tumor, tumor infestation, aggressiveness of the tumor and its spread. Adequate treatment is not possible without a biopsy.

    For a personal consultation, you are welcome to make an appointment at the brachytherapy consultation hours using the telephone number provided.

    UROLOGIE EMMENDINGEN
    Urological group practice
    & Urology Inpatient Department

    Dr. med. Stefan Carl
    Dr. med. Michael Meilinger
    Dr. med. Johannes Andreas

    Phone: +49 76 41 / 63 64
    E-mail:

    Pdf-Download
    Info flyer on the subject of brachytherapy

    • Information and links

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    ON THIS PAGE YOU WILL FIND FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT BRACHYTHERAPY FOR PROSTATE CANCER

    Below you will find further information, links and downloads on the subject of brachytherapy.

    LONG-TERM EVALUATION OF LOW-DOSE-RATE (LDR) BRACHYTHERAPY FOR LOCALIZED PROSTATE CANCER

    In the course of technical innovations, i.e. improvements in seed quality, the implantation method and radiation planning, the treatment results of (LDR) brachytherapy have steadily improved.

    You can read the article online here:
    https://www.springermedizin.de/link?doi=10.1007/s00120-023-02099-0&utm_medium=print&um_source=DieUrologie&utm_campaign=smdegrr_zs-artikel&utm_content=qr&utm_term=einzel_artikel_aus_zs

    Links

    Downloads

    • Costs and cooperation partners

      brachytherapie-gemeinsam-fuer beste Heilungschanchen bei prostatakrebs

    Your health insurance company will cover the costs

    Brachytherapy is recognized by statutory and private health insurance companies as a treatment for localized prostate cancer and is therefore reimbursed.

    Cooperation partner

    Technical cooperation partner
    Uro-mobile GmbH
    LDR-Brachytherapie

    Herr Dipl. Ing. (FH) Tino Ebneth
    Medizinphysikexperte (MPE)
    Buchenweg 6
    D-79206 Breisach am Rhein
    Tel: +49-151-18486613

    Mail: medizinphysik@ebneth.org
    www.uro-mobile.de