Brachytherapy in the treatment of cervical cancer: a review

R Banerjee, M Kamrava - International journal of women's health, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Dramatic advances have been made in brachytherapy for cervical cancer. Radiation
treatment planning has evolved from two-dimensional to three-dimensional, incorporating …

Early clinical outcomes and toxicity of intensity modulated versus conventional pelvic radiation therapy for locally advanced cervix carcinoma: a prospective …

AK Gandhi, DN Sharma, GK Rath, PK Julka… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate the toxicity and clinical outcome in patients with locally advanced
cervical cancer (LACC) treated with whole pelvic conventional radiation therapy (WP-CRT) …

American Brachytherapy Task Group Report: A pooled analysis of clinical outcomes for high-dose-rate brachytherapy for cervical cancer

J Mayadev, A Viswanathan, Y Liu, CS Li… - Brachytherapy, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose Advanced imaging used in combination with brachytherapy (BT) has revolutionized
the treatment of patients with cervical cancer. We present a comprehensive review of the …

Cancer of the cervix uteri

E Wiebe, L Denny, G Thomas - International Journal of Gynecology & …, 2012 - Elsevier
Worldwide, cervical cancer is second only to breast cancer as the most common female
malignancy in both incidence and mortality, and results in approximately 275000 deaths …

Three-dimensional-guided perineal-based interstitial brachytherapy in cervical cancer: A systematic review of technique, local control and toxicities

LC Mendez, Y Weiss, D D'Souza, A Ravi… - Radiotherapy and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate local control and toxicities of perineal-based interstitial brachytherapy
(P-ISBT) in cervical cancers treated with three-dimensional (3D) image-based planning …

Interstitial brachytherapy for gynecologic malignancies: complications, toxicities, and management

M Kamrava, SM Alrashidi, E Leung - Brachytherapy, 2021 - Elsevier
From both a disease and management perspective, locally advanced gynecologic cancers
present a significant challenge. Dose escalation with brachytherapy serves as a key …

Decrease in uterine perforations with ultrasound image-guided applicator insertion in intracavitary brachytherapy for cervical cancer: A systematic review and meta …

LG Sapienza, A Jhingran, MA Kollmeier, LL Lin… - Gynecologic …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose To estimate uterine perforations rates during intracavitary brachytherapy for
cervical cancer with and without ultrasound (US) image guidance. Materials and methods A …

Long term results from a prospective database on high dose rate (HDR) interstitial brachytherapy for primary cervical carcinoma

J Fallon, SJ Park, L Yang, D Veruttipong, M Zhang… - Gynecologic …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective Present long-term outcomes in primary cervical cancer treated with external beam
and high dose rate interstitial brachytherapy. Methods High dose rate (HDR) interstitial (IS) …

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 …

Early clinical outcomes of ultrasound-guided CT-planned high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy for primary locally advanced cervical cancer

S Mesko, U Swamy, SJ Park, L Borja, J Wang… - Brachytherapy, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose To report early clinical outcomes of high-dose-rate interstitial image-guided
brachytherapy (BT) in the definitive management of locally advanced cervical cancer …