Clinical Efficacy and Openness to New Challenges of Low Dose Rate Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer
Current Oncology, 2023 Over a century ago, low-dose-rate (LDR) brachytherapy was introduced to treat prostate cancer (PCa). Since then, it has been widely applied worldwide, including in East Asia. LDR brachytherapy has been performed in 88 institutes in Japan.
Manabu Kato +10 more
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High dose rate brachytherapy as monotherapy for localised prostate cancer : a hypofractionated two-implant approach in 351 consecutive patients [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: To report the clinical outcome of high dose rate brachytherapy as sole treatment for clinically localised prostate cancer. METHODS: Between March 2004 and January 2008, a total of 351 consecutive patients with clinically localised prostate ...
Baltas, Dimos +6 more
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Radiation therapy for primary carcinoma of the extrahepatic biliary system. An analysis of 63 cases. [PDF]
, 1991 From 1976 to 1988, 63 patients received radiation therapy for primary cancers of the extrahepatic biliary system (eight gallbladder and 55 extrahepatic biliary duct). Twelve patients underwent orthotopic liver transplantation.
Carr, BI +4 more
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Clinical progress of brachytherapy for cervical cancer [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesCervical cancer is a prevalent malignant tumour of the female reproductive system, posing a significant threat to women's health and lives in China. Brachytherapy is a crucial component of radiotherapy for patients with locally intermediate and advanced ...
Shao Tianchi
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Asian Journal of Oncology, 2016 With evolution of different newer radiotherapy techniques, still the role of brachytherapy in different gynecological malignancies has not sublimed. Most commonly used form of brachytherapy in carcinoma cervix patients is intracavitary brachytherapy ...
Indu Bansal +4 more
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The increasing role of functional visualization modalities for navigation of external beam radiation therapy and brachytherapy in prostate cancer [PDF]
Digital Diagnostics, 2022 Brachytherapy is successfully used in the treatment of malignant neoplasms in males and females and rare cases in children, as an independent method (with localized prostate cancer) or adjuvant with remote focal radiation therapy (with cancer of the ...
Pavel O. Rumyantsev
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Tumor bed brachytherapy for locally advanced laryngeal cancer: a feasibility assessment of combination with ferromagnetic hyperthermia [PDF]
, 2016 Purpose. To assess the feasibility of adding hyperthermia to an original method of organ-preserving brachytherapy treatment for locally advanced head and neck tumors. Methods and materials.
Bar-Ad, Voichita +6 more
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Evaluation of brain edema formation defined by MRI after LINAC-based stereotactic radiosurgery
Radiology and Oncology, 2017 Peri-lesional edema is a serious and well-known complication of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). Here we evaluated edema risk after SRS and assessed its formation and resolution dynamics.
Harat Maciej +3 more
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Perpetual role of brachytherapy in organ-sparing treatment for bladder cancer: a historical review
Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 2020 Brachytherapy-based radiotherapy has been applied for decades in the curative treatment for solitary, ≤ 5 cm bladder tumors. This review provides a historical perspective of this organ sparing approach.
Elzbieta van der Steen-Banasik +6 more
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Effect of using different U/S probe Standoff materials in image geometry for interventional procedures : the example of prostate [PDF]
, 2011 PURPOSE: This study investigates the distortion of geometry of catheters and anatomy in acquired U/S images, caused by utilizing various stand-off materials for covering a transrectal bi-planar ultrasound probe in HDR and LDR prostate brachytherapy ...
Baltas, Dimos +7 more
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