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Dosimetry evaluation and uncertainty analysis of Cobalt-60 HDR brachytherapy for cervical cancer in resource-limited settings [PDF]

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology
Background High-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy is essential in the treatment of locally advanced cervical cancer. While Iridium-192 (Ir-192) is commonly used, its short half-life imposes logistical and financial constraints, particularly in low- and ...
Asmaa M. El-Doushy, Ehab Marouf Attalla, I. H. Ibrahim, S. M. El-Sayed, Ayat M. Saadeldin   +4 more
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3D transformer-based dose prediction in HDR brachytherapy for cervical cancer [PDF]

BMC Cancer
Background The clinical process of high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDRBT) is time-consuming and relies on user expertise and preference. Deep learning-based dose prediction can act as a quality assurance (QA) tool to identify suboptimal needle placement ...
Weiwei Guo, Wanwei Jian, Lin Zhu, Bailin Zhang, Qiang He, Geng Yang, Xuetao Wang   +6 more
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High dose rate versus low dose rate brachytherapy for oral cancer--a meta-analysis of clinical trials. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
To compare the efficacy and safety of high dose rate (HDR) and low dose rate (LDR) brachytherapy in treating early-stage oral cancer.A systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane Library databases, restricted to English language up to June 1, 2012,
Zhenxing Liu, Shengyun Huang, Dongsheng Zhang   +2 more
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Building a High-Dose-Rate Prostate Brachytherapy Program With Real-Time Ultrasound-Based Planning: Initial Safety, Quality, and Outcome Results

Advances in Radiation Oncology, 2020
Purpose: Growing evidence supports the efficacy and safety of high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy as a boost or monotherapy in prostate cancer treatment. We initiated a new HDR prostate brachytherapy practice in April 2014.
Hong Zhang, MD, PhD, Sohyun Kang, BS, Naba Ali, MD, Andrea Baran, MS, Kevin Bylund, MD, David Gentile, MD, Gregory Previte, MD, Ahmad Matloubieh, MS, Alex Gray, MS, Nancy Marou, RN, MS, OCN   +9 more
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A Comparative Analysis of Two Different Dose Fractionation Regimens of High Dose Rate Intracavitary Brachytherapy in Treatment of Carcinoma of Uterine Cervix: A Prospective Randomized Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017
Introduction: High Dose Rate (HDR) intracavitary brachytherapy is an integral component in treatment of carcinoma uterine cervix. There is no consensus about optimal fractionation in HDR brachytherapy.
Bonala Sreenivasa Rao, Pranabandhu Das, Bala Venkata Subramanian, Amitabh Jena, Patnayak Rashmi, V L Anusha Konakalla, Kuna Jayasree   +6 more
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Gold marker displacement due to needle insertion during HDR-brachytherapy for treatment of prostate cancer: A prospective cone beam computed tomography and kilovoltage on-board imaging (kV-OBI) study

Radiation Oncology, 2012
Purpose To evaluate gold marker displacement due to needle insertion during HDR-brachytherapy for therapy of prostate cancer. Patients and methods 18 patients entered into this prospective evaluation.
Herrmann Markus KA, Kertesz Tereza, Gsänger Tammo, Bloch Eugen, Pollul Gerhard, Bouabdallaoui Mohamed, Strauss Arne, Herrmann Mareike, Christiansen Hans, Wolff Hendrik A, Hess Clemens F, Hille Andrea   +11 more
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Radiotherapeutic treatment options for oligotopic malignant liver lesions

Radiation Oncology, 2021
Background Several radiotherapeutic approaches for patients with oligotopic malignant liver lesions unfit for surgical resection exist. The most advanced competitive techniques are high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy, Cyberknife, volume-modulated-arc ...
Peter Wust, Marcus Beck, Robert Dabrowski, Oliver Neumann, Sebastian Zschaeck, David Kaul, Dominik P. Modest, Carmen Stromberger, Bernhard Gebauer, Pirus Ghadjar   +9 more
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Image-guided high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy – a valuable salvage treatment approach for loco-regional recurrence of papillary thyroid cancer

Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 2016
Purpose : To report the treatment effect of image-guided high-dose-rate (HDR) interstitial brachytherapy for refractory recurrence of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC).
Ning Wu, Hongfu Zhao, Dongmei Han, Guanghui Cheng, Zhipeng Zhao, Yuxin Ge   +5 more
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Pediatric peri-operative fractionated high-dose-rate brachytherapy for recurrent Wilms’ tumor using a reconstructed Freiburg flap

Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 2016
Purpose : To report peri-operative fractionated high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy with a 3D customized Freiburg flap applicator to treat locally recurrent Wilms’ tumor, followed by immediate hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for a 16-year-old ...
Emily Flower, Kathy Ngoc Tran, Salman Zanjani, Wayne Smith, Jonathan Karpelowsky, Katie Summerhayes, Edgar Estoesta, Jennifer Chard   +7 more
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Electrical Impedance Tomography for Robot-Aided Internal Radiation Therapy

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2021
High dose rate brachytherapy (HDR) is an internal based radiation treatment for prostate cancer. The treatment can deliver radiation to the site of dominant tumor growth within the prostate.
Hao Tan, Carlos Rossa
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