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Interstitial brachytherapy for orbital soft tissue sarcoma: an innovative technique

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, Avinash Pilar, Nehal Khanna, Yogesh Ghadi   +3 more
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Clinical outcomes after salvage external beam radiotherapy combined with interstitial brachytherapy for locally advanced, recurrent endometrial cancer

Precision Radiation Oncology, 2023
Salvage external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) followed by interstitial brachytherapy is commonly used to treat patients with vaginal recurrence of endometrial cancer.
Asmara Waheed, Robyn Banerjee, Tyler Meyer, Sarah Quirk, Corinne Doll, Philip McGeachy, Tien Phan, Michael Roumeliotis, Kevin Martell   +8 more
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Advantages of real-time transabdominal ultrasound guidance in combined interstitial/intracavitary cervical brachytherapy: a case-based review

Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 2021
Sub-optimal placement of both intracavitary devices and interstitial needles is a relatively common occurrence in cervical brachytherapy, which may reduce the accuracy of dose distribution and contribute to adverse toxicities.
Ryan Thibodeau, Brittany A. Simone, Sean Tanny, Seung Shin Hahn, Paul D. Aridgides   +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

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, Sushmita Ghoshal, Arun S Oinam, Suresh Chander Sharma, Bhaswanth Dhanireddy, Rakesh Kapoor   +5 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, Butt, Saeed, Diamantopoulos, Stefanos, Katsilieri, Zaira, Kefala, Vasiliki, Milickovic, Natasa, Sakas, George, Zogal, Pawel   +7 more
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Proton Arc Therapy vs Interstitial HDR Brachytherapy in Gynecologic Cancer with Parametrial/pelvic Side Wall Extension [PDF]

International Journal of Particle Therapy, 2022
Purpose: To investigate whether volumetric-modulated proton arc therapy (VPAT) plans generate comparable doses to organs at risk (OARs) compared with interstitial high– dose-rate (iHDR) brachytherapy for patients with gynecologic cancer with disease ...
ByongYong Yi, PhD, Sina Mossahebi, PhD, Arezoo Modiri, PhD, Elizabeth M. Nichols, MD, Mariana Guerrero, PhD, Narottam Lamichhane, PhD, Pranshu Mohindra, MD   +6 more
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Survival analysis of HDR brachytherapy versus reoperation versus temozolomide alone: a retrospective cohort analysis of recurrent glioblastoma multiforme [PDF]

, 2013
Objectives Tumour recurrence of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) after initial treatment with surgical resection, radiotherapy and chemotherapy is an inevitable phenomenon. This retrospective cohort study compared the efficacy of interstitial high dose rate
Archavlis, Eleftherios, Baltas, Dimos, Birn, Gerhard, Tselis, Nikolaos, Ulrich, Peter, Zamboglou, Nikolaos   +5 more
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Treatment plan dosimetric impact after catheter stretch during multi-catheter interstitial breast brachytherapy

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, Dean Paterson, Junou Huang, Shelley Pearson, Carol Johnson   +4 more
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Computer-assisted interstitial brachytherapy [PDF]

, 1998
We present the current state-of-the art of computer-assisted interstitial (fractionated) brachytherapy as a “picture-book” without wanting to give an in-depth presentation of either brachytherapy itself or of otolaryngologic aspects of oncologic treatment.
W. Freysinger, E. Hensler, A. R. Gunkel, R. J. Bale, M. Vogele, A. Martin, T. Auer, P. Eichberger, A. Szankay, T. Auberger, K. H. Künzel, O. Gaber, W. F. Thumfart, P. H. Lukas   +13 more
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CT-Guided Pelvic Lymph Nodal Brachytherapy

Frontiers in Oncology, 2021
PurposeThis is a report of our initial experience using computed tomography (CT)-guided interstitial high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy to treat bulky pelvic nodal metastases as a part of definitive radiotherapy.Material and methodsBetween February 2015 ...
Hiroaki Kunogi, I-Chow Hsu, Nanae Yamaguchi, Soshi Kusunoki, Keiko Nakagawa, Yayoi Sugimori, Kazunari Fujino, Yasuhisa Terao, Daiki Ogishima, Ryoichi Yoshimura, Keisuke Sasai   +10 more
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