How to treat lung cancer with radioactive seed implants? Treat it with these steps

Radioactive seed implantation for lung cancer treatment means that doctors use imaging guidance equipment such as CT and ultrasound to evenly implant radioactive seeds into the tumor inside the needle. The scope of treatment is relatively wide, and it can be used for lung cancer patients who are not suitable for surgery, those in poor physical condition, and those with advanced lung cancer who need to improve their quality of life.

Lung cancer is a common malignant tumor. It may be asymptomatic in the early stage of the disease. As the tumor progresses, the condition will also worsen, with cough, blood in sputum, and blood in sputum. It may also be accompanied by chest pain, dyspnea and other chest tightness symptoms. Reasonable treatment is needed, and radioactive particle therapy is one of the methods. So how to use radioactive particle implantation to treat lung cancer?
To perform radioactive particle implantation therapy, relevant examinations must be performed first. The doctor can use imaging guidance equipment such as CT and ultrasound to evenly implant the radioactive particles into the tumor inside the needle. Each iodine-125 particle is like a small sun during treatment, with the strongest rays near the center, which can greatly reduce damage to normal tissues. Radioactive particle implantation has the advantages of less trauma, less pain, good efficacy, fewer complications, low cost, and good repeatability.
Radioactive seed implantation was the first application in the treatment of prostate cancer. In recent years, radioactive seeds have played an increasingly important role in the treatment of lung cancer. For lung cancer patients who are not suitable for surgery, lung cancer patients who are in poor physical condition and cannot tolerate surgery, or lung cancer patients who refuse surgery at various stages of lung cancer, local radioactive seed implantation can be used for treatment.
In addition, for patients with advanced lung cancer who have lost the opportunity for surgery, radioactive seed implantation can also be used to reduce tumors. Radioactive seed implantation has the advantages of less trauma and low requirements for lung function, making it the best treatment option for lung cancer in the elderly with low cardiopulmonary function.
Finally, for lung cancer patients who need to improve symptoms and enhance their quality of life, central lung cancer causes obstructive atelectasis and lung infection; central lung cancer or mediastinal metastatic lymph nodes compress the trachea, causing dyspnea; cervical metastatic lymph nodes cause pain, superior vena cava compression and nerve compression; lung cancer bone or vertebral metastasis causes pain or compression of intraspinal nerves; all can be treated with radioactive particle implantation to alleviate local symptoms, improve quality of life and relieve discomfort.