Distance from others after Calypso prostate cancer treatment?
My father in law just underwent the Calypso treatment for his prostate cancer. It's an electromagnetic 'gps' inserted into the tumor or prostate that allows the doctors to pinpoint the tumor while radiating, salvaging the healthy cells. My questions is....what are the specifics behind how long and how far away (if at all) he must stay from pregnant women and young children. I understand there are guidelines for other types of 'seed' radiation treatments for prostate cancer, but I can't seem to find any details for Calypso. Anyone with experience in this field or experienced this personally? I was thinking the 'implants' wouldn't be radioactive in this case, so wouldn't cause trouble like the iodine and others do. But what about the actual radiation that they're exposed to during the treatment part. Does that 'stick around' in or on their body? Would that cause any concern for pregnant women or young children?
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Check out this site. From what I read, they implant electromagnetic sensors in an outpatient treatment. The sensors should not cause any problem for other people around your father-in-law as they are not radioactive. The advances in medical science are still amazing me. http://www.emaxhealth.com/33/15127.html
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