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Yes. HDR Brachytherapy fit the bill for me.
I wanted a treatment that would attack the cancer without extending beyond the prostate. Proton therapy seemed like it fit the bill and it did. I will update the forum when I have my first post-radiation review this month.

I had thought HDR Brachytherapy also fit the bill. But I heard that that it wasn’t done much and none of my doctors mentioned it. But later in following up, I came to the conclusion that it might be a better choice. It covers the entire prostate and the radiation is from the inside out. By that time I was already scheduled for Proton at Mayo and decided against delaying any further. My side effects after treatment were minor. But yes, I think I might have chosen Brachy under other circumstances.

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You must have had proton radiation at Phoenix or Rochester as Mayo Jacksonville only has photon. However opening new cancer center in 2026 that will have proton radiation treatment.

On your proton radiation did you have pencil beam or scatter beam? I had 30 rounds of proton pencil beam at UFHPTI in 2023. My PSA was 3.75 prior to treatments and is now .12