Brachytherapy in the Management of Uveal Melanomas
Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi, 2014 Uveal melanoma is the most common intraocular tumor in adults. Clinical studies have shown similar patient survival rates after treatment of medium-sized melanomas when comparing plaque brachytherapy with radioactive iodine-125 versus enucleation. This
Samuray Tuncer
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Interstitial brachytherapy for orbital soft tissue sarcoma: an innovative technique [PDF]
Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 2017 Purpose: To report an innovative technique of interstitial brachytherapy developed for treatment of orbital soft tissue tumors. Material and methods : A 4-month-old child diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma of orbit was treated with multiagent ...
Siddhartha Laskar +3 more
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Brachytherapy in breast cancer: an effective alternative
Menopause Review, 2014 Breast conserving surgery (BCS) with following external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) of the conserved breast has become widely accepted in the last decades for the treatment of early invasive breast cancer. The standard technique of EBRT after BCS is to
Janusz Skowronek, Adam Chicheł
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A precise and simple isodose-volume-based verification method for HDR and LDR brachytherapy plans. [PDF]
, 2023 PURPOSE The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) code of practice for brachytherapy physics recommends performing an independent treatment time calculation.
Glatzer, Markus, Schiefer, H, Heinze, S
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The future of brachytherapy physics: Innovation, quality, and the next generation of clinical practice. [PDF]
J Appl Clin Med PhysJournal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 27, Issue 10, October 2026.
Kovalchuk N +5 more
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Dosimetric evaluation of systematic source position uncertainty along the source path and robust planning during MRI-only cervical HDR brachytherapy. [PDF]
J Appl Clin Med PhysAbstract Background The knowledge of the dosimetric impact of systematic source position uncertainty and the use of a methodology for robust treatment planning against such uncertainty can help improve the quality of treatment plans, during MR‐only cervical brachytherapy treatment.
Singh A +3 more
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HDR and LDR brachytherapy in the treatment of lip cancer: the experience of the Catalan Institute of Oncology [PDF]
, 2021 Purpose: lip cancer can be treated by surgery, external radiotherapy, and/or brachytherapy (BT). In recent years, BT has become increasingly favored for this type of cancer.
Guedea Edo, Ferran +4 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 ...
Markus Ratka +13 more
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Advantages of intraoperative implant for interstitial brachytherapy for accelerated partial breast irradiation either frail patients with early-stage disease or in locally recurrent breast cancer [PDF]
, 2021 Purpose: to describe the intraoperative multicatheter implantation technique for accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) delivered with high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT). Secondarily, to evaluate outcomes and toxicity in a series of 83 patients
Najjari, Dina +7 more
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Brachytherapy and endoresection in the treatment of choroidal melanoma a review of patients treated in South Africa [PDF]
, 2012 Includes bibliographical references.This study is a retrospective cohort analysis of patients undergoing two different treatment modalities (brachytherapy and endoresection) for medium sized choroidal melanoma.
Rice, James C
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