Technical Note: Commissioning of an ultrasound-compatible surrogate vaginal cylinder for transvaginal ultrasound-based gynecologic high-dose-rate brachytherapy.
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DOI: 10.1002/mp.15559
Abstract: PURPOSE To provide a comprehensive set of commissioning tests for clinical implementation of three-dimensional transvaginal ultrasound (3D TVUS) as a replacement of computed tomography (CT) for applicator reconstruction in gynecologic intracavitary high-dose-rate brachytherapy with a… read more here.
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In vivo dosimetry with alanine/electron spin resonance dosimetry to evaluate the urethra dose during high-dose-rate brachytherapy.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2017.04.003
Abstract: PURPOSE To determine the dose of the urethra during Ir-192 high-dose-rate brachytherapy in 15 patients, a new detector form developed for in vivo measurements was used as described by Anton et al. 2009. METHODS AND MATERIALS The… read more here.
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Radiation protection and dosimetry issues for patients with prostate cancer after I-125 low-dose-rate brachytherapy permanent implant.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2020.09.003
Abstract: PURPOSE The aim of this work was to analyze the exposure rates measured in the proximity of patients who underwent prostate low-dose-rate brachytherapy with I-125 implant. Effective doses to relatives and to population were computed… read more here.
Keywords: low dose; brachytherapy; dose; rate brachytherapy ... See more keywords
Unexpected lower biochemical control of high-dose-rate brachytherapy boost than low-dose-rate brachytherapy boost for clinically localized prostate cancer
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ctro.2020.05.011
Abstract: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctro.2020.05.011 2405-6308/ 2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativ To the Editor, With great interest, we read the article by… read more here.
Keywords: hdr; boost; brachytherapy boost; brachytherapy ... See more keywords
On the use of multi-dimensional scaling and electromagnetic tracking in high dose rate brachytherapy.
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa8944
Abstract: High dose rate brachytherapy affords a frequent reassurance of the precise dwell positions of the radiation source. The current investigation proposes a multi-dimensional scaling transformation of both data sets to estimate dwell positions without any… read more here.
Keywords: high dose; multi dimensional; dimensional scaling; rate brachytherapy ... See more keywords
A mathematical optimization model for spatial adjustments of dose distributions in high dose-rate brachytherapy.
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab4d8d
Abstract: High dose-rate brachytherapy is a modality of radiation therapy used for cancer treatment, in which the radiation source is placed within the body. The treatment goal is to give a high enough dose to the… read more here.
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Feasibility of magnetic resonance imaging‐ultrasound guided high‐dose‐rate brachytherapy for localized prostate cancer: Preliminary results from a prospective study
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DOI: 10.1111/iju.14880
Abstract: This study aimed to investigate preliminary outcomes of a prospective trial of magnetic resonance imaging‐ultrasound fusion‐guided ultrafocal high‐dose‐rate brachytherapy in localized prostate cancer. read more here.
Keywords: magnetic resonance; resonance imaging; imaging ultrasound; dose rate ... See more keywords
Local dose (biologically effective dose ≥180 Gy2) is an important predictor of biochemical recurrence in patients undergoing low‐dose‐rate brachytherapy
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DOI: 10.1111/iju.15051
Abstract: To evaluate prognostic factors of biochemical recurrence (BCR) in each risk group of prostate cancer patients who underwent low‐dose‐rate brachytherapy (LDR‐BT). read more here.
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Efficacy of focal high-dose-rate brachytherapy in the treatment of patients diagnosed with low or favourable: intermediate-risk prostate cancer—a protocol for a randomised controlled trial
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070020
Abstract: Introduction Prostate cancer (PCa) is men’s second most predominant cancer worldwide. Because the prostate-specific antigen test is used in diagnostics, PCa is more often diagnosed in the early stages, making radical treatment of the disease… read more here.
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Efficacy of Surgical Excision and Adjuvant High-dose Rate Brachytherapy in Treatment of Keloid: Our Experience
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DOI: 10.4103/jcas.jcas_120_16
Abstract: Background: Keloids are dermal tumors that are due to increased production of collagen caused by abnormal and prolonged wound healing. The incidence of recurrence is extremely high if only conservative measures are used. This study… read more here.
Keywords: rate brachytherapy; dose rate; excision; rate ... See more keywords
Predicting toxicity caused by high-dose-rate brachytherapy single boost for prostate cancer
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DOI: 10.5114/jcb.2022.113545
Abstract: Purpose Treating localized prostate cancer (PC) with combination radiotherapy consisting of external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT) has been proven to result in better disease outcome than EBRT only. We aimed to evaluate… read more here.
Keywords: prostate cancer; brachytherapy; dose rate; toxicity ... See more keywords