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What is SpaceOAR or Barrigel before radiation?
Quick answer
These are gels placed between the prostate and rectum before radiation.
The gel creates a small space, which lowers the radiation dose to the rectum. That can reduce bowel side effects. At Advanced Urology, our urologists use Barrigel.
It's placed with a needle in a short procedure and absorbs on its own over months.
Before your appointment
If you're planning prostate radiation, ask whether a spacer gel fits you.
Care for Dawson County
Dawsonville families meet our urologists at the Cumming Clinic, 4150 Deputy Bill Cantrell Memorial Rd, and surgical care is provided at our Johns Creek Clinic & Surgery Center. Reading up first can make that first appointment more useful.
Schedule your visit with Advanced Urology, with locations across metro Atlanta. Call 678-344-8900 from Dawsonville to set a date. Book online
What we explain, in Cumming, when a spacer has been mentioned
If radiation is part of a prostate-cancer plan, a hydrogel spacer is sometimes used to increase the distance between the prostate and the rectum. We will say whether that step is being considered in your case, who places it, and what the recovery is. Bring the radiation plan or the note that mentioned the spacer.
How to get that visit on the calendar
Call 678-344-8900 or book at the Cumming Clinic if a spacer was named in a radiation consult and you want the urologic side explained. This is planned care. Official prostate-cancer videos below provide wider context.
Official videos on the prostate-cancer path that sometimes includes radiation
Dr. Nicholas Farber’s official DocTalk and a PSMA PET/CT video are here as background for the larger treatment conversation. A spacer is a specific step inside that conversation, and it still needs a visit to apply to you.
A first conversation with our urologists is a short call or a booked visit away.