BUFORD, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Theragenics Corporation (TGX) ^® (NYSE: TGX) expects to release first quarter 2012 financial results before the market opens on May 10, 2012. Following this release, the Company will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern.

To participate in the call, dial 877-407-4019 or 201-689-8337. The call is also being webcast and can be accessed via Theragenics website, www.theragenics.com. A replay will be available on the website for one month. A phone replay will be available until Midnight, May 17, 2012 by dialing 877-660-6853 or 201-612-7415, and entering the account # 372 and conference ID 393250.

Theragenics Corporation operates two business segments: its surgical products business and its brachytherapy seed business. Its surgical products business (www.cpmedical.com, www.galtmedical.com, www.needletech.com) manufactures and distributes wound closure, vascular access, and specialty needle products. Wound closure products include sutures, needles and other surgical products. Vascular access includes introducers, guidewires and related products. Specialty needles include coaxial, biopsy, spinal and disposable veress needles, access trocars, and other needle based products. The surgical products segment serves a number of markets and applications, including, among others, interventional cardiology, interventional radiology, vascular surgery, orthopedics, plastic surgery, dental surgery, urology, veterinary medicine, pain management, endoscopy, and spinal surgery. Theragenics brachytherapy business manufactures, markets and distributes seeds used primarily in the minimally invasive treatment of localized prostate cancer. The Companys brachytherapy product line includes its palladium-103 TheraSeed^® device (www.theraseed.com) and its iodine-125 devices.

Theragenics Corporation
Frank J. Tarallo, CFO & Treasurer
Lisa Rassel, Manager, Investor Relations
770-271-0233
800-998-8479
www.theragenics.com

Source: Theragenics Corporation