Seattle Prostate Institute

The Seattle Prostate Institute was established in 1997 by a group of physicians who, in the mid-1980's, had pioneered the introduction and development of ultrasound-guided prostate implantation in the United States from their base at Seattle's Northwest Hospital. After relocating to Swedish Medical Center, another of the city's premier institutions, these physicians sought to expand and improve upon the work they had started with an emphasis on the highest standards of patient care, medical research, and clinical education. To date, SPI physicians have performed more that 4,000 prostate implants. Of the patients treated at SPI, half have come from other states and from other countries in order to benefit from the expertise that has been developed in Seattle.The Leadership Role and professional reputation of the SPI medical team has firmly established the Institute as the leading center of expertise in the area of prostate brachytherapy. Not only do patients come from around the nation and around the world for consultation and treatment, but physicians and other health professionals from the U.S. and abroad are also drawn to Seattle to participate in SPI's highly respected clinical education and training programs. To further demonstrate its commitment to high standards of clinical practice, the Institute has recently initiated a voluntary accreditation and quality assurance program through which it provides technical assistance and ongoing monitoring to medical centers establishing new prostate implant programs or reassessing existing ones. Overall, the research and professional activities of the Institute's physicians and staff have contributed greatly to the understanding and acceptance of prostate implantation by the medical community and by the public.

Contact Details: 1101 Madison| Suite 1101 Seattle Washington 98104 United States of America Tel: 206.215.2480 Fax: 206.215.2481 Email: WWW: www.SeattleProstateInst.com/

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Recent Publications by Seattle Prostate Institute:
Permanent prostate brachytherapy preplanned technique: The modern Seattle method step-by-step and dosimetric outcomes. PURPOSE: To describe, step-by-step, the current Seattle preplan technique,...	10th July, 2009	Seattle Prostate Institute, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98104,	Brachytherapy. 2009 Apr-Jun;8(2):197-206. DOI Direct Link
Influence of Pro-Qura-generated plans on postimplant dosimetric quality: a review of a multi-institutional database. The influence of Pro-Qura-generated plans vs. community-generated plans on...	19th November, 2008	Wheeling Hospital, Schiffler Cancer Center, Wheeling, WV; Wheeling Jesuit	Med Dosim. 2008 Autumn;33(3):206-14. Epub 2008 Mar 17. DOI Direct Link
15-Year biochemical relapse free survival in clinical Stage T1-T3 prostate cancer following combined external beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy; Seattle experience. PURPOSE: Long-term biochemical relapse-free survival (BRFS) rates in...	3rd February, 2007	Seattle Prostate Institute, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.	Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 Jan 1;67(1):57-64. Epub 2006 Nov 2. DOI Direct Link
Low-dose-rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer: preplanning vs. intraoperative planning-preplanning is best. PURPOSE: Long-term biochemical relapse-free survival (BRFS) rates in...	18th October, 2006	Department of Radiation Oncology, Seattle Prostate Institute, Seattle, WA,	Brachytherapy. 2006 Jul-Sep;5(3):139-42; discussion 145. DOI Direct Link
High-dose-rate versus low-dose-rate monotherapy in the treatment of localized prostate cancer. The case for high-dose-rate monotherapy: An up and coming treatment option for low-risk prostate cancer. PURPOSE: Long-term biochemical relapse-free survival (BRFS) rates in...	5th May, 2006	Department of Radiation Oncology, Seattle Prostate Institute, Seattle, WA,	Brachytherapy. 2006 Jan-Mar;5(1):1-4; discussion 7. DOI Direct Link
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