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.
Keywords: cylinder; tvus; vaginal cylinder; rate brachytherapy ... See more keywords
The vaginal cylinder: Misunderstood, misused, or trivial? An in-depth dosimetric and multiinstitutional outcome investigation.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2019.08.007
Abstract: PURPOSE The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact on dose distribution and radiobiological metrics of common high-dose-rate vaginal brachytherapy treatment parameters and to analyze multiinstitutional data for clinically significant impact on outcomes… read more here.
Keywords: depth; dose metrics; vaginal cylinder; cylinder ... See more keywords