Book chapter
Interstitial Brachytherapy - Definitive and Adjuvant
Radiation Therapy Techniques for Gynecological Cancers, pp 197-236
20 Feb 2019
Abstract
Gynecologic interstitial brachytherapy (ISBT) is the placement of catheters into and surrounding a tumor, with either a high-dose-rate (HDR) and low-dose-rate (LDR) technique. Using an HDR technique, the catheters are afterloaded with radioactive sources, the most common isotope being 192Ir. Brachytherapy (BT) is a key component in the treatment of gynecological cancers, as it allows for dose escalation to the tumor while minimizing the dose to surrounding critical organs at risk, such as the sigmoid, bladder, and rectum. Patterns of care studies established the essential role of BT in the management of cervical cancer and linked its use to improvements in pelvic control and disease-free survival. Furthermore, the use of image-guided BT shows improvement in pelvic control and disease-free survival based on a large review from the American Brachytherapy Cervical Cancer Task Force.
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- Title
- Interstitial Brachytherapy - Definitive and Adjuvant
- Creators
- Brandon A. Dyer - University of California, DavisJyoti S. Mayadev - University of San DiegoMitch Kamrava - Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterScott Glaser - University of Pittsburgh Medical CenterSushil Beriwal - University of Pittsburgh Medical CenterAntonio Damato - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Contributors
- Kevin Albuquerque (Editor)Sushil Beriwal (Editor) - University of Pittsburgh Medical CenterAkila N. Viswanathan (Editor)Beth Erickson (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Radiation Therapy Techniques for Gynecological Cancers, pp 197-236
- Series
- Practical Guides in Radiation Oncology
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing; Cham
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Radiation Oncology (and Nuclear Medicine)
- Other Identifier
- 991021897373804721