Brachytherapy is an essential component in the curative treatment of many gynecological
malignancies. In the past decade, advances in magnetic resonance imaging and the ability …

Purpose Brachytherapy is an irreplaceable component of gynecologic cancer treatment.
Resident training has declined, and procedural exposure is variable. We evaluated whether …

To the Editor: We read with great interest the recent letter by Rooney et al, which described a
need for the following educational initiatives: brachytherapy (BT) simulationbased education …

Brachytherapy plays an integral role in the management of gynecologic malignancies. The
use of brachytherapy in combination with external beam radiation has been correlated with …

INTRODUCTION With the emergence of imaged-based planning and hybrid applicators the
complexity of gynecologic brachytherapy has dramatically increased. Despite the known …

Purpose Brachytherapy is critical for the curative treatment of locally advanced cervical
cancer. Although brachytherapy use is declining in the United States (US), novel interstitial …

Purpose Brachytherapy in the management of cervical cancer is directly linked to improved
survival. Unfortunately, we continue to see a decline in its utilization. A recent survey of US …

Purpose Despite the importance of brachytherapy in the curative treatment of locally
advanced cervical cancer, reviews of practice patterns in the United States have identified a …

Purpose A questionnaire-based assessment of a cohort of young radiation oncologists
attending the first human cadaveric hands-on brachytherapy workshop in India. Methods …

Abstract PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE (S) Standardized simulation training geared towards
interstitial brachytherapy (IS BT) for gynecologic malignancies is lacking in radiation …