Brachytherapy is an effective treatment modality for a wide range of malignancies. However,
brachytherapy utilization for both prostate and gynecologic malignancies has significantly …

Journal of Clinical Oncology highlighted several emerging technologies, translational
frontiers, and novel clinical paradigms in radiation oncology. In the excitement generated by …

A comparative analysis of anesthesia use, perioperative morbidity and mortality, capital, and
treatment cost of high dose rate versus low dose rate intracavitary brachytherapy for …

Despite its established efficacy, brachytherapy is underused in the management of cervical
and vaginal cancers in some parts of the world. Possible reasons for the underutilization of …

Brachytherapy is a specific form of radiotherapy consisting of the precise placement of
radioactive sources directly into or next to the tumor. This technique is indicated for patients …

Purpose The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act looks to expand both private and
Medicaid insurance. To evaluate how these changes may affect the field of radiation …

Rates of brachytherapy administration in the United States have declined for both cervical
and prostate cancers, and we argue that the available facts suggest financial considerations …

Brachytherapy has a long and illustrious history in the treatment of cancer dating back to the
early 20th century. Although its popularity has fluctuated in response to the emergence of …

PURPOSE: To determine current practice patterns with regard to gynecologic high-dose-rate
(HDR) brachytherapy among international members of the Gynecologic Cancer Intergroup …

Brachytherapy has a long history of delivering a highly conformal radiation dose to the target
volume with sparing of adjacent normal tissue and has an irreplaceable role in certain …