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Impact of Surgical Airways on Location of Death, Healthcare Utilization, and Costs Among Patients With Head and Neck Cancer: A Population‐Based Study

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with surgical airways experience barriers to high quality end‐of‐life (EOL) care. Recognizing differences in healthcare utilization and location of death among patients with surgical airways may inform improvements in EOL care delivery.
A. Travis Pickett, Colleen Webber, Michael Pugliese, Katie Dover, Angelina Tohme, Stephanie Johnson‐Obaseki, Peter Tanuseputro   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differences in outcome for cervical cancer patients treated with or without brachytherapy

, 2017
Purpose: To compare the clinical outcome of cervical cancer patients treated with primary radiotherapy with and without the addition of brachytherapy.Methods and Materials: In all, 220 patients with cervical cancer stage I-IV treated between 1993 and ...
Bohr Mordhorst, Louise,, Karlsson, Johannes,, Dreifaldt, Ann-Charlotte,, Sorbe, Bengt,   +3 more
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Electromagnetic tracking for treatment verification in interstitial brachytherapy [PDF]

, 2016
Electromagnetic tracking (EMT) is used in several medical fields to determine the position and orientation of dedicated sensors, e.g., attached to surgical tools.
Kari Tanderup, Markus Kellermeier, Christoph Bert   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Second Breast‐Conserving Treatment for Ipsilateral Breast Tumor Recurrence: A Review of Patient Selection, Reirradiation Techniques, and Clinical Outcomes

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Local recurrence after primary breast cancer treatment remains a complex clinical scenario in patients previously treated with breast‐conserving therapy and radiotherapy. For decades, salvage mastectomy was considered the standard treatment for ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence, largely because of concerns about local control after repeat ...
Cezara Cheptea, Youlia Kirova, Radu Iulian Mitrica, Mihaela Badea, Pierre Loap   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Low dose rate brachytherapy using a tandem for cervical cancer [PDF]

, 2010
Purpose: To report the results of the Instituto Nacional de Cancerología México, of low dose rate brachytherapy for cervical cancer using only a tandem.
Javier, Aguirre Mendez, Poitevin-Chacón, Adela   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Hypervision Proton Surgery: The Future Direction of Proton Therapy

iNew Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Proton beams provide unique physical advantages characterized by a low entrance dose, negligible exit dose, and a sharp Bragg peak, which enable superior sparing of normal tissues and support safe dose escalation for improved tumor control. However, conventional photon‐based fractionation remains widely used in proton therapy, where prolonged ...
Li Li, Shuanghu Yuan
wiley   +1 more source

The current status of brachytherapy in Europe − A GEC-ESTRO Brachy-HERO survey

Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
A survey regarding utilisation of brachytherapy was distributed to European brachytherapy professionals. Eighty replies from 26 countries were received, two of which were outside Europe. The replies showed that brachytherapy is still widely used.
J.G. Johansen, I.M. Jürgenliemk-Schulz, H. Haddad, J.M. Hannoun-Levi, T.P. Hellebust, B. Guix, K. Loessl, B. Pieters, C. Rao, V. Strnad, A.E. Sturdza, L. Tagliaferri, Z. Takacsi-Nagy, E. Villafranca, P. Wojcieszek, A. Rembielak, P. Niehoff   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Plaque brachytherapy in unresectable medulloepithelioma with anterior chamber seeding and review of literature

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. Case Reports, 2023
Medulloepithelioma is a rare nonhereditary tumor seen most often in children, usually in the first decade. In this paper, we present a case of extensive unresectable medulloepithelioma with neovascular glaucoma and anterior chamber seeding, which was ...
Payal Naresh Shah, Mahesh Shanmugam Palanivelu   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transperineal Ultrasound in Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Systematic Review

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, EarlyView.
Graphical abstract illustrating the systematic review process and highlighting key pelvic floor musculature (PFM) alterations detected by transperineal ultrasound (TPU) in patients with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and associated conditions. These findings provide insights to enhance understanding and management of CPP.
Giulia Paoni Saccone, Noemi Tonti, Valeria Gangale, Maria Grazia Porpora, Federica Tomao, Violante Di Donato, Innocenza Palaia, Giusi Santangelo, Ludovico Muzii, Giuseppe Rizzo, Giorgia Perniola   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical efficacy of CT-guided 125I brachytherapy in patients with local residual or recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma after thermal ablation

Insights into Imaging, 2022
Key points 125I brachytherapy is a treatment for locally recurrent HCC after ablation. 125I brachytherapy combined with ablation may improve tumor control. Vascular invasion, multiple lesions, and AFP are prognostic risk factors.
Wenliang Zhu, Zhihui Zhong, Huzheng Yan, Huanqing Guo, Meigui Xiao, Xu He, Fei Gao, Fujun Zhang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source