HDR brachytherapy for superficial non-melanoma skin cancers. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. Apr 2013;57(2):212-217. PMID 23551783Gauden R, Pracy M, Avery AM, Hodgetts I, Gauden S. HDR brachytherapy for superficial non- melanoma skin cancers. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. Apr 201...
Individualized 3D scanning and printing for non-melanoma skin cancer brachytherapy: a financial study for its integration into clinical workflow Skin cancer is the most common tumor in the population. There are different therapeutic modalities. Brachytherapy is one of the techniques used, in which i....
Boost with interstitial HDR brachytherapy is an established safe method of anal cancer treatment, with excellent results and limited late toxicity. Functioning scales were rated relatively highly in QoL questionnaires, and the overall global health score was comparable to published data. Gastrointestinal ...
CET Cancer Center - D. Jeffrey Demanes, M.D.: High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy Specialist. Founded in 1981. First Brachytherapy Only Center in the United States. Most Experienced HDR Brachytherapy Center. Dedicated solely to HDR Brachytherapy since
Between 1930 and 1959, more than 10,000 infants were treated at Radiumhemmet, Stockholm, with radium (226Ra) needles and/or tubes for hemangioma of the skin. Absorbed dose to the brain, eye lenses, parotid glands, thyroid gland, breast anlage, lungs, stomach, intestine, ovaries, testicles...
Skin; Brachytherapy; Surface applicator; Failure modes and effects analysis; Safety; Quality Corresponding author. Department of Radiation Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University, Bodine Center for Cancer Treatment, 111 S. 11th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147. Tel.: +1-440-567-3732; fax: +1...
Background Two-dimensional high-dose-rate brachytherapy (2D-HDR-BT) is an effective method of dose escalation for local tumor control in early T-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Treatment outcomes for 3D-image-guided high-dose-rate brachythera
Comparison of (192) Ir, (169) Yb, and (60) Co high-dose rate brachytherapy sources for skin cancer treatment. PURPOSE: To evaluate the possibility of utilizing the high-dose rate (HDR) 169 Yb and 60 Co sources, in addition to 192 Ir, for the treatment of skin ma... H Safigholi,...
HDR brachytherapy of skin cancer – the Wielkopolski Cancer Centre's experience Purpose: To analyze treatment results of HDR brachytherapy (BT) in patients with skin tumors. Material and methods: 179 patients with skin tumor were treated with HDR BT in the Wielkopolski Cancer Center between May 19...
The treatment of early breast cancer by either low-dose-rate (LDR) or high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy alone in a 4–5-day treatment course without the conventional 5–7 weeks of whole breast RT has been reported in a small number of institutional trials 8, 9. Because of the promising...