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Evolution of brachytherapy applicators for the treatment of cervical cancer

open access: yesJournal of Medical Physics, 2021
Brachytherapy applicators have come a long way since Danlos developed early intracavitary applicators to treat cervical cancer patients. Therefore, this review will help in the neoteric designs of intracavitary applicators.
Ankur Mourya   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Indian Brachytherapy Society Guidelines for radiotherapeutic management of cervical cancer with special emphasis on high-dose-rate brachytherapy

open access: yesJournal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 2019
Brachytherapy (BT) for locally advanced cervical cancer is vital for optimal outcomes. There is heterogeneity in brachytherapy treatment practice for cervical cancer across India. In an attempt to standardize various processes involved in cervical cancer
Umesh Mahantshetty   +14 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A Brief Review of Low-Dose Rate (LDR) and High-Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy Boost for High-Risk Prostate

open access: yesFrontiers in Oncology, 2019
For patients with unfavorable or high-risk prostate cancer, dose escalated radiation therapy leads to improved progression free survival but attempts to deliver increased dose by external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) alone can be limited by late ...
Benjamin W. Fischer-Valuck   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Treatment of cervical cancer: overcoming challenges in access to brachytherapy

open access: yesExpert Review of Anticancer Therapy, 2022
Introduction Brachytherapy is an essential component of the cervical cancer treatment paradigm as it contributes to improved clinical outcomes and overall survival.
K. Lichter   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Robust Oxygen Microbubble Radiosensitizer for Iodine‐125 Brachytherapy

open access: yesAdvancement of science, 2021
Iodine‐125 (125I) brachytherapy, a promising form of radiotherapy, is increasingly applied in the clinical treatment of a wide range of solid tumors.
Sheng Peng   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Efficacy and complications of ruthenium-106 brachytherapy for uveal melanoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesJournal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 2021
Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and vision-threatening complications of brachytherapy with ruthenium-106 (106Ru) plaque to treat uveal melanoma.
S. Karimi   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Acute skin toxicity of conventional fractionated versus hypofractionated radiotherapy in breast cancer patients receiving regional node irradiation: the real-life prospective multicenter HYPOBREAST cohort

open access: yesBMC Cancer, 2022
Background Large-scale trials have shown that hypofractionated adjuvant breast radiotherapy was as effective in terms of survival and local control as conventional fractionated radiotherapy, and acute toxicity was reduced with hypofractionated ...
Marie Bruand   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Combined Interstitial and Intracavitary High-Dose Rate Brachytherapy of Cervical Cancer

open access: yesFrontiers in Oncology, 2022
High-dose-rate brachytherapy by remote afterloading is now performed under three-dimensional image guidance by CT or MRI. Three-dimensional image-guided brachytherapy in cervical cancer disclosed that the traditional intracavitary brachytherapy by ...
Jun Itami   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Thermal Boost to Breast Tumor Bed—New Technique Description, Treatment Application and Example Clinical Results

open access: yesLife, 2022
(1) Current breast-conserving therapy for breast cancer consists of a combination of many consecutive treatment modalities. The most crucial goal of postoperative treatment is to eradicate potentially relapse-forming residual cancerous cells within the ...
Adam Chicheł   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Plaque brachytherapy in iris and iridociliary melanoma: a systematic review of efficacy and complications

open access: yesJournal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 2021
Purpose To evaluate the efficacy and vision-threatening complication rate of plaque brachytherapy with iodine-125 (125I), palladium-103 (103Pd), and ruthenium-106 (106Ru) for treatment of iris and iridociliary melanoma.
S. Karimi, A. Arabi, Toktam Shahraki
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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