3D printing in brachytherapy: A systematic review of gynecological applications

BP Fahimian, W Liu, L Skinner, SY Amy, T Phillips… - Brachytherapy, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose To provide a systematic review of the applications of 3D printing in gynecological
brachytherapy. Methods Peer-reviewed articles relating to additive manufacturing (3D …

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 …

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 …

[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 & …

Developing next-generation 3-dimensional printing for cervical cancer hybrid brachytherapy: A guided interstitial technique enabling improved flexibility, dosimetry …

M Marar, T Niedermayr, EA Kidd - International Journal of Radiation …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose We developed a 3-dimensionally (3D) printed tandem anchored radially guiding
interstitial template (TARGIT) to increase the simplicity of intracavitary/interstitial technique …

[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 …

Radiation Oncology resident perspectives on diversity, equity, and inclusion: An Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology Equity and Inclusion Subcommittee …

VM Williams, I Franco, KE Tye, R Jagsi, AJ Sim… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose In this study, radiation oncology residents were surveyed on perceptions of
diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in their residency training programs. Methods and …

Observer preference of artificial intelligence‐generated versus clinical prostate contours for ultrasound‐based high dose rate brachytherapy

MT King, CE Kehayias, T Chaunzwa… - Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background For trans‐rectal ultrasound (TRUS)‐based high dose rate (HDR) prostate
brachytherapy, prostate contouring can be challenging due to artifacts from implanted …

AAPM BTSC report 377: physicist brachytherapy training in 2021—A survey of therapeutic medical physics residency program directors

M Aima, SJ Simiele, SL Richardson… - Journal of applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Brachytherapy (BT) was the first radiotherapeutic technique used to treat
human disease and remains an essential modality in radiation oncology. A decline in the …