RICHLAND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IsoRay Inc. (AMEX: ISR), a medical technology company and innovator in seed brachytherapy and medical radioisotope applications, said today that the findings of a Cleveland Clinic study adds to the continuing evidence supporting the efficacy of brachytherapy. The Cleveland Clinic study compared external beam radiation, prostatectomy (the surgical removal of the prostate) and brachytherapy (internal radiation therapy). The study, which examined the treatment outcomes for 137,000 men over a five year period, found brachytherapy to have the fewest number of toxicities involving genital or urinary organs and had the lowest total cost per patient per year. The Cleveland Clinic researchers are the first to examine the quality of life and financial costs of the three most common prostate cancer treatments over a prolonged period after treatment.
