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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Treatment plan dosimetric impact after catheter stretch during multi-catheter interstitial breast brachytherapy [PDF]
Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 2017 Purpose: Nylon 6/6 interstitial brachytherapy catheters may stretch when exposed to moisture, mechanical tension, and body temperature. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the magnitude of catheter stretch during a course of multi-catheter ...
Eeva Boman +4 more
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High-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy in early stage oral tongue cancer – 15 year experience from a tertiary care institute [PDF]
Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 2016 Purpose: To determine outcomes of interstitial high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT) in patients with early stage oral tongue cancer. Material and methods : Ninety-two patients with stage I and II oral tongue cancer were treated with HDR-BT between ...
Anshuma Bansal +5 more
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Dosimetric analysis of rib interference of the CTV during interstitial brachytherapy of lung tumors [PDF]
Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 2017 Purpose : In interstitial brachytherapy for lung tumors, the placement and alignment of the source needles are influenced by the ribs, which can affect the dose distribution.
Bo Yang +12 more
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Bleeding after interstitial brachytherapy for cervical cancer requiring embolization [PDF]
Radiology Case Reports, 2018 Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer among women worldwide and is usually managed with chemoradiation in advanced disease. This case presents a 41-year-old female with locally advanced cervical cancer who underwent combination intracavitary ...
Vanya Aggarwal, BS +4 more
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Rationale, indications, techniques and applications of interstitial brachytherapy for carcinoma cervix [PDF]
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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Optimal perioperative anesthesia management for gynecologic interstitial brachytherapy [PDF]
Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 2017 Purpose : To propose an optimal perioperative pain management clinical care pathway for interstitial brachytherapy for gynecologic cancer based on our interdepartmental experience. Material and methods : We conducted a retrospective review of 23 women
Alison A. Nielsen +3 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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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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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 ...
Diamantopoulos, Stefanos +16 more
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