Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant. You will need to talk about the benefits and risks of using Dimetapp while you are pregnant. Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding. You will need to talk about any risks to your baby. How is this medicine (Dimetapp) best taken? Use this medicine as ordered by your doctor.
Implanting permanent radioactive seeds in the prostate is a method of treating cancer. The procedure allows a concentrated dose of radiation to be delivered directly to the prostate cancer, limiting damage to other tissue.
Internal radiation therapy (brachytherapy) is a type of radiation that. is given inside the body. Radioactive seed implant is a kind of internal. radiation that can be used to treat prostate cancer. This treatment uses. tiny âseedsâ that are made of titanium and contain a radioactive material. The seeds are about the size of a grain of rice and are placed directly. into the prostate. What to Expect.