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MRI/TRUS data fusion for brachytherapy [PDF]

, 2006
BACKGROUND: Prostate brachytherapy consists in placing radioactive seeds for tumour destruction under transrectal ultrasound imaging (TRUS) control. It requires prostate delineation from the images for dose planning. Because ultrasound imaging is patient-
Bolla, M., Collomb, D., Daanen, V., Descotes, J. L., Fourneret, P., Gastaldo, J., Giraud, J. Y., Troccaz, Jocelyne   +7 more
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Dosimetric analysis of rib interference of the CTV during interstitial brachytherapy of lung tumors

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, Xiaoyang Sun, Haowen Pang, Xiangxiang Shi, Tao Tang, Guangpeng Zhang, Renjin Chen, Jing Zhang, Hong Wu, Sheng Lin, Qinglian Wen, Yunwei Han, Jingbo Wu   +12 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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Novel high dose rate lip brachytherapy technique to improve dose homogeneity and reduce toxicity by customized mold [PDF]

, 2014
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to describe a novel brachytherapy technique for lip Squamous Cell Carcinoma, utilizing a customized mold with embedded brachytherapy sleeves, which separates the lip from the mandible, and improves dose ...
Amichay Meirovitz, Itzhak Orion, Jeffrey Weinberger, Jon Feldman, Limor Appelbaum, Mordechay Sela, Ninel Voskoboinik, Sarit Kadouri   +7 more
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Brachytherapy for cervical cancer: from intracavitary to interstitial technique

Frontiers in Oncology
Cervical cancer is a common malignant tumor of female reproductive system. Radiation therapy is one of the main methods of cervical cancer treatment, of which brachytherapy is an essential and important part of radiation therapy for locally advanced ...
Xiaojing Yang, Hanru Ren, Zhen Li, Jie Fu   +3 more
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A systematic review of treating recurrent head and neck cancer: a reintroduction of brachytherapy with or without surgery. [PDF]

, 2018
Purpose: To review brachytherapy use in recurrent head and neck carcinoma (RHNC) with focus on its efficacy and complication rates. Material and methods: A literature search of PubMed, Ovid, Google Scholar, and Scopus was conducted from 1990 to 2017 ...
Bar-Ad, Voichita, Cognetti, David, Curry, Joseph, Doyle, Laura, Johnson, Jennifer, Keane, William M., Kutler, David, Leiby, Benjamin E., Luginbuhl, Adam J., Rodin, Julianna, Zender, Chad   +10 more
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Salvage brachytherapy in combination with interstitial hyperthermia for locally recurrent prostate carcinoma following external beam radiation therapy: a prospective phase II study. [PDF]

, 2015
Optimal treatment for patients with only local prostate cancer recurrence after external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) failure remains unclear. Possible curative treatments are radical prostatectomy, cryosurgery, and brachytherapy.
Brandys, Piotr, Dąbrowski, Tomasz, Hetnał, Marcin, Kukiełka, Andrzej M, Matys, Robert, Nahajowski, Damian, Stauffer, Paul R., Strnad, Vratislav, Walasek, Tomasz   +8 more
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Factors Associated With Rectal Spacer Use in Prostate Cancer Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy

Cancer Medicine, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background/Objective Prostate cancer is a leading cause of cancer‐related death among men in the United States. However, the influence of demographic, socioeconomic, regional, and treatment‐related factors on rectal spacer use among men treated with radiation therapy remains largely unexplored in the literature.
Ryan A. Hankins, Kathryn C. Morris, Alysha M. McGovern, Jennifer Zack, Sean P. Collins, James B. Yu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A nomogram to determine required seed air kerma strength in planar 131 Cesium permanent seed implant brachytherapy [PDF]

, 2019
Purpose: Intraoperatively implanted Cesium-131 ( 131 Cs) permanent seed brachytherapy is used to deliver highly localized re-irradiation in recurrent head and neck cancers.
Bar-Ad, Voichita, Doyle, Laura, Hubley, Emily, Luginbuhl, Adam J., Trager, Michael   +4 more
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Preimplant factors affecting postimplant CT-determined prostate volume and the CT/TRUS volume ratio after transperineal interstitial prostate brachytherapy with I free seeds [PDF]

, 2010
Background The aim was to identify preimplant factors affecting postimplant prostate volume and the increase in prostate volume after transperineal interstitial prostate brachytherapy with 125I free seeds.
Asakura Hirotaka, Nagata Hirohiko, Kunieda Etsuo, Nakashima Jun, Sugawara Akitomo, Oya Mototsugu, Shigematsu Naoyuki   +6 more
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