SpaceOAR® Hydrogel is a clinically proven, minimally invasive spacer designed to minimise the long-term urinary, sexual and bowel side effects and protect quality of life for prostate cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy.
This hydrogel has been designed to reduce radiation exposure to the organs surrounding the prostate. It does this by creating a space between the prostate and the rectum, preventing radiation from reaching healthy tissue in the rectum and maximising the dose to the affected prostate gland.
Procedure
SpaceOAR Hydrogel insertion is a short procedure performed under local anaesthesia. After numbing the area, about 10ml of gel material is injected with a needle passed through the skin behind the scrotum under ultrasound guidance.
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