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Are brachytherapy seeds removed after treatment?

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Are brachytherapy seeds removed after treatment?

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The radioactive seeds that have been placed in the prostate gland, for example, or in the surgically removed tumor site are not removed. They gradually lose their radioactivity over time.

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