Table 1.

Patients’ background characteristics (n = 61)

		Linked seed brachytherapy 28 cases	Loose seed brachytherapy 33 cases
Age (years)		58–74 median 69 years	56–78 median 70 years
FirstPSA (ng/ml)		4.1–22.61 median 6.5	4.6–56.3 median 7.2
Seed numbers	Monotherapy (160Gy)	52–95 median 80	65–100 median 80
	External beam radiotherapy (110Gy)	42–90 median 60	45–60 median 50
Clinical staging	cT1c	13	6
	cT2a	6	14
	cT2b	8	6
	cT2c	1	3
	cT3a	0	4
Gleason score	3 + 3	17	15
	3 + 4	7	8
	4 + 3	3	7
	over 4 + 4	1	3
Risk	Low	13	13
	Intermediate	14	12
	High	1	8
External beam radiotherapy	Yes	11	14
	No	17	19