Treatment of cervical cancer: overcoming challenges in access to brachytherapy

K Lichter, C Anakwenze Akinfenwa… - Expert review of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Brachytherapy is an essential component of the cervical cancer treatment
paradigm as it contributes to improved clinical outcomes and overall survival. Yet …

Disparities in brachytherapy utilization in cervical cancer in the United States: A comprehensive literature review

R Kumar, Z Sherwani, M Lopez, I Vergalasova… - Gynecologic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Brachytherapy (BT) is an integral component of treatment for patients with locally advanced
cervical cancer, significantly improving local control and overall survival. There is an overall …

Brachytherapy training survey among radiation oncology residents in Europe

AE Sturdza, M Stephanides… - Radiotherapy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
We aim to investigate the current state of brachytherapy (BT) training among the radiation
oncology trainees in Europe. Material and methods A 22-question online survey based on …

Challenges in the sustainability of brachytherapy service in contemporary radiotherapy

M Swain, A Budrukkar, A Rembielak, T Kron… - Clinical Oncology, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Survey on brachytherapy training among radiation oncology residents in the German-speaking regions of Europe

J Knoth, S Konrad, K Lössl, L Motisi, M Mäurer… - Strahlentherapie und …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose This survey aimed to determine the perception of brachytherapy training among
residents in the DACH region, consisting of Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Material & …

Survey of brachytherapy training experience among radiation oncology trainees and fellows in the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists …

WL Ong, A Byrne, R Chelvarajah… - Journal of Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction To evaluate brachytherapy training experience among trainees and fellows
trained through the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) …

[HTML][HTML] Implementation of online workshops on image-guided adaptive brachytherapy (interventional radiotherapy) in locally advanced cervical cancer: experience of …

E Dizendorf, A Sturdza, L Tagliaferri, L Russo… - Brachytherapy, 2023 - Elsevier
PURPOSE To provide educational support to brachytherapy users during the COVID-19
pandemic, online workshops were developed and implemented by BrachyAcademy, non …

Hands-on seminar for image-guided adaptive brachytherapy and intracavitary/interstitial brachytherapy for uterine cervical cancer

N Murakami, K Masui, K Yoshida… - Japanese journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Objective Compared with the implementation speed of image-guided adaptive
brachytherapy for uterine cervical cancer, that of intracavitary and interstitial brachytherapy …

Risk and quality in brachytherapy from a technical perspective

J Poder, MJ Rivard, A Howie, ÅC Tedgren, A Haworth - Clinical Oncology, 2023 - Elsevier
Aims To provide an overview of the history of incidents in brachytherapy and to describe the
pillars in place to ensure that medical physicists deliver high-quality brachytherapy …

Virtual reality technology: A potential tool to enhance brachytherapy training and delivery

AV Prabhu, M Peterman, A Kesaria, S Samanta… - …, 2023 - brachyjournal.com
Virtual reality (VR), a virtual environment that is designed to be perceived as reality, has
been around for many decades but recent improvements in computer processing power …