Journal article
American Brachytherapy Society consensus guidelines for interstitial brachytherapy for vaginal cancer
Brachytherapy, v 11(1), pp 68-75
2012
PMID: 22265440
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Abstract
To present recommendations for the use of interstitial brachytherapy in patients with vaginal cancer or recurrent endometrial cancer in the vagina.
A panel of members of the American Brachytherapy Society reviewed the literature, supplemented that with their clinical experience, and formulated recommendations for interstitial brachytherapy for primary or recurrent cancers in the vagina.
Patients with bulky disease (approximately >0.5
cm thick) should be considered for treatment with interstitial brachytherapy. The American Brachytherapy Society reports specific recommendations for techniques, target volume definition, and dose–fractionation schemes. Three-dimensional treatment planning is recommended with CT scan and/or MRI. The treatment plan should be optimized to conform to the clinical target volume and should reduce the dose to critical organs, including the rectum, bladder, urethra, and sigmoid colon. Suggested doses in combination with external beam radiation therapy and summated equivalent doses in 2
Gy fractions are tabulated.
Recommendations are made for interstitial brachytherapy for vaginal cancer and recurrent disease in the vagina. Practitioners and cooperative groups are encouraged to use these recommendations to formulate treatment and dose-reporting policies. Such a process will result in meaningful outcome comparisons, promote technical advances, and lead to appropriate utilization of these techniques.
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- Title
- American Brachytherapy Society consensus guidelines for interstitial brachytherapy for vaginal cancer
- Creators
- Sushil Beriwal - UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterD. Jeffrey Demanes - Department of Radiation Oncology, California Endocurietherapy Program, UCLA, Los Angeles, CABeth Erickson - Medical College of WisconsinEllen Jones - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillJennifer F. De Los Santos - University of Alabama at BirminghamRobert A. Cormack - Harvard UniversityCatheryn Yashar - University of California, San DiegoJason J. Rownd - Medical College of WisconsinAkila N. Viswanathan - Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer CenterAmerican Brachytherapy Society
- Publication Details
- Brachytherapy, v 11(1), pp 68-75
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Radiation Oncology (and Nuclear Medicine)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000299851300010
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84855996941
- Other Identifier
- 991021897264604721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Oncology
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