National Guideline Clearinghouse | ACR Appropriateness Criteria® permanent source brachytherapy for prostate cancer.

Guideline Title
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® permanent source brachytherapy for prostate cancer.

Bibliographic Source(s)
Frank SJ, Arterbery VE, Merrick G, Hsu IC, Abdel-Wahab M, Ciezki JP, Mohler JL, Moran BJ, Rosenthal SA, Rossi CJ Jr, Yamada Y, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Prostate. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® permanent source brachytherapy for prostate cancer. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2010. 7 p. [50 references]

Guideline Status
This is the current release of the guideline.

This guideline updates a previous version: Merrick G, Roach M III, Anscher MS, Beyer DC, Lawton CA, Lee WR, Michalski JM, Pollack A, Vijayakumar S, Carroll PR, Higano CS, Mauch PM, Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology-Prostate Work Group. Permanent source brachytherapy for prostate cancer. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2006. 16 p.

The appropriateness criteria are reviewed annually and updated by the panels as needed, depending on introduction of new and highly significant scientific evidence.

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National Guideline Clearinghouse | ACR Appropriateness Criteria® permanent source brachytherapy for prostate cancer.