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Volume study
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The volume study is performed in the McGivney Center and lasts about one hour. An ultrasound probe is used to take pictures of your prostate in five-millimeter slices. The position of the urethra, the tube that carries the urine through the prostate, will also be identified by inserting a small amount of lidocaine jelly into the urethra. This procedure may be done under sedation, but sedation is unnecessary for most patients. The ultrasound and other information obtained during the volume study are entered into an advanced computer planning system, which creates a map of your prostate to help determine proper seed placement during implantation. Your radiation oncologist supervises this process and will give final approval of the treatment plan. |
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