Ultrasound-Guided Brachytherapy for Cervical Cancer-A Tool for Quality Improvement in Brachytherapy?

E Tharavichitkul, RM Galalae - Radiation Oncology, 2018 - books.google.com
Nowadays, brachytherapy is one of the major components to treat inoperable cervical
cancer. Brachytherapy yields a higher dose to the target (cervix) while sparing normal …

Ultrasound-guided brachytherapy for cervix cancer

S Van Dyk, P Khaw, MY Lin, D Chang, D Bernshaw - Clinical Oncology, 2021 - Elsevier
Radiotherapy and brachytherapy are the definitive treatments for locally advanced cervix
cancer. The use of soft-tissue imaging, particularly magnetic resonance imaging, has …

Ultrasound guidance for cervical implantation

IC Hsu, E Yoshida - International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer, 2022 - ijgc.bmj.com
Ultrasound can provide real-time imagery without the risk of radiation exposure, and it is
widely available at a relatively low cost. It can provide updated three-dimensional …

Image-Guided Adaptive Brachytherapy in Cervical Cancer: Integration of Ultrasound

E Manea, E Chitoran, V Rotaru, SO Ionescu, D Luca… - 2023 - preprints.org
Cervical cancer remains a major public health problem. Despite the screening programs,
cervical cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer. Most of the cases occur in …

Research progress on ultrasound image-guided brachytherapy for cervical cancer

J ZENG, Q PANG, P WANG, P QU… - Chinese Journal of …, 2020 - pesquisa.bvsalud.org
Brachytherapy is an integral part of radiotherapy treatment for cervical cancer. With the rapid
development of medical imaging technology, three-dimensional (3D) imaging modality has …

The results from the ultrasound and IBU-guided brachytherapy planning in locally advanced cervical carcinoma

D Kazlouski, V Suslava, Y Kazlouskaya, A Saroka… - 2017 - inis.iaea.org
[en] Objective: To preform dose-volume statistics comparison of the ultrasound and IBU-
guided brachytherapy treatment plans in locally advanced cervical carcinoma using 3D CT …

[PDF][PDF] Evolution of Intracavitary Brachytherapy in the Treatment of Cervical Cancer

C Rajasooriyar, P Hoskin - Acta Scientific Women's Health (ISSN …, 2021 - researchgate.net
Purpose: The evolution of intracavitary brachytherapy in the treatment of cervical cancer
spans over 120 years. The purpose of this review is to understand how the discovery of …

Potential role of ultrasound imaging in interstitial image based cervical cancer brachytherapy

M Kamrava - Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 2014 - termedia.pl
Purpose Brachytherapy is an essential component in the definitive management of cervical
cancer. It allows dose escalation to over 80 Gy in biologically equivalent dose in 2-Gy …

Ultrasound use in gynecologic brachytherapy: Time to focus the beam

S Van Dyk, M Schneider… - Brachytherapy, 2015 - Elsevier
There is wide disparity in the practice of brachytherapy for cervical cancer around the world.
Although select well-resourced centers advocate use of MRI for all insertions, planar X-ray …

Ultrasound Image Based Brachytherapy Planning for Carcinoma Cervix-Feasibility Study

S Mathews, PG Jayaprakash, S Mohandas… - …, 2016 - brachyjournal.com
Purpose To assess the feasibility of Ultrasound image based treatment planning for Ca
Cervix brachytherapy in our setting. To test the accuracy of Ultrasound treatment plans by …