High and low dose-rate brachytherapy for cervical carcinoma

CG Orton - Acta Oncologica, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
For the brachytherapy component of the radiation treatment of cervical carcinoma, high dose
rate (HDR) is slowly replacing conventional low dose rate (LDR) due primarily to radiation …

Comparison of low and high dose rate brachytherapy in the treatment of uterine cervix cancer. Retrospective analysis of two sequential series

R Ferrigno, IN Nishimoto… - International Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
Purpose: This retrospective analysis aims to report on the comparative outcome of cervical
cancer patients treated with low dose rate (LDR) and high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy …

Efficacy and toxicity of concomitant cisplatin with external beam pelvic radiotherapy and two high-dose-rate brachytherapy insertions for the treatment of locally …

AP Novetsky, MH Einstein, GL Goldberg… - Gynecologic …, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE.: There is no standard high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy dose for locally
advanced cervical cancer. The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy, toxicity …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of high-dose-rate brachytherapy: measuring clinical outcomes in the primary treatment of cervical cancer

J Song, N Alyamani, G Bhattacharya, T Le… - Advances in Radiation …, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose Radical concurrent chemoradiotherapy with combined external beam radiotherapy
(EBRT) and brachytherapy is used to treat locally advanced cervical cancer. Our institution …

Results and complications of high dose rate and low dose rate brachytherapy in carcinoma of the cervix: Cerrahpaşa experience

S Okkan, G Atkovar, I Sahinler, FÖ Dinçbaş… - Radiotherapy and …, 2003 - Elsevier
Purpose: To evaluate the results and complications of treatment with high dose rate (HDR)
compared to low dose rate (LDR) brachytherapy in cervical carcinoma. Methods: Three …

Radiotherapy for cervical cancer with high-dose rate brachytherapy—correlation between tumor size, dose and failure

H Ito, S Kutuki, I Nishiguchi, N Shigematsu… - Radiotherapy and …, 1994 - Elsevier
This is a retrospective analysis of 659 patients with cervical squamous cell carcinoma with a
minimum follow-up of 2 years at Keio University Hospital between May 1974 and March …

High versus low-dose rate brachytherapy for cervical cancer

SS Patankar, AI Tergas, I Deutsch, WM Burke… - Gynecologic …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives Brachytherapy plays an important role in the treatment of cervical cancer. While
small trials have shown comparable survival outcomes between high (HDR) and low-dose …

Phase II study of the American Brachytherapy Society guidelines for the use of high–dose rate brachytherapy in the treatment of cervical carcinoma: is 45–50.4 Gy …

TP Shakespeare, KHC Lim, KM Lee, MF Back… - International Journal of …, 2006 - ijgc.bmj.com
In 2000, the American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) published incompletely evaluated
guidelines for curative chemoradiation and high–dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy for cervical …

Patient outcome study of concurrent chemoradiation, external beam radiotherapy, and high-dose rate brachytherapy in locally advanced carcinoma of the cervix

JL Forrest, I Ackerman, L Barbera, EA Barnes… - International Journal of …, 2010 - ijgc.bmj.com
Introduction: A regimen of concurrent chemoradiation for definitive treatment of cervical
cancer is widely used. This retrospective review has been conducted to determine the …

Long-term results of high-dose rate brachytherapy in cervix cancer using a small number of fractions

L Souhami, R Corns, M Duclos, L Portelance… - Gynecologic …, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES.: To evaluate the long-term treatment outcome of patients with carcinoma of
the cervix treated with high dose rate brachytherapy (HDRB) using a small number of …