Brachytherapy for prostate cancer in Tel Aviv: Best Clinics and Costs 2025

Brachytherapy for prostate cancer is carried out in the Urology Department.

A patient is under local or general anesthesia during the therapy. A specialist inserts the urine catheter and the special probe to send the images on the screen and control operation. Then the needles (their quantity varies depending on the prostate size) are placed in the prostate gland. Through the needles radioactive seeds are delivered to the prostate.

The duration of operation is 1.5 hours. A patient is hospitalized for 24 hours. If there are no complications, a doctor removes the catheter, and a man leaves the Hospital.

The cost of brachytherapy is calculated individually in each particular case.

• Over 90% of patients with prostate cancer recover after brachytherapy at Assuta.
• In 90% of men preserve an erection after internal radiotherapy according to the hospital data.
• Assuta was the 1st in Israel that received JCI (Joint Commission International) certificate. It confirms a hospital's compliance with international treatment standards.
• The medical center is considered the most advanced facility in the Middle East.

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