Brachytherapy future directions
JAM Cunha, R Flynn, C Bélanger, C Callaghan… - Seminars in radiation …, 2020 - Elsevier
Brachytherapy has advanced dramatically in the last decade due largely to improvements in
applicators, imaging, treatment planning, and use of clinical trials. In addition, current …
applicators, imaging, treatment planning, and use of clinical trials. In addition, current …
Optimization in treatment planning of high dose‐rate brachytherapy—Review and analysis of mathematical models
Treatment planning in high dose‐rate brachytherapy has traditionally been conducted with
manual forward planning, but inverse planning is today increasingly used in clinical practice …
manual forward planning, but inverse planning is today increasingly used in clinical practice …
Guidelines by the AAPM and GEC‐ESTRO on the use of innovative brachytherapy devices and applications: Report of Task Group 167
Although a multicenter, Phase III, prospective, randomized trial is the gold standard for
evidence‐based medicine, it is rarely used in the evaluation of innovative devices because …
evidence‐based medicine, it is rarely used in the evaluation of innovative devices because …
A novel 169Yb‐based dynamic‐shield intensity modulated brachytherapy delivery system for prostate cancer
G Famulari, M Duclos, SA Enger - Medical physics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Intensity modulated brachytherapy (IMBT) is a novel high dose rate brachytherapy
(HDR BT) technique which incorporates static or dynamic shielding to increase tumor …
(HDR BT) technique which incorporates static or dynamic shielding to increase tumor …
Systematic review of intensity-modulated brachytherapy (IMBT): static and dynamic techniques
Purpose To systematically review scientific literature on the use of intensity-modulated
brachytherapy (IMBT), including static and dynamic shielding approaches, to enhance …
brachytherapy (IMBT), including static and dynamic shielding approaches, to enhance …
Microdosimetric evaluation of current and alternative brachytherapy sources—a Geant4-DNA simulation study
Purpose Radioisotopes such as 75 Se, 169 Yb, and 153 Gd have photon energy spectra
and half-lives that make them excellent candidates as alternatives to 192 Ir for high-dose …
and half-lives that make them excellent candidates as alternatives to 192 Ir for high-dose …
Direction modulated brachytherapy (DMBT) for treatment of cervical cancer: A planning study with 192Ir, 60Co, and 169Yb HDR sources
H Safigholi, DY Han, S Mashouf, A Soliman… - Medical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To evaluate plan quality of a novel MRI‐compatible direction modulated
brachytherapy (DMBT) tandem applicator using 192Ir, 60Co, and 169Yb HDR …
brachytherapy (DMBT) tandem applicator using 192Ir, 60Co, and 169Yb HDR …
A directional 103Pd brachytherapy device: Dosimetric characterization and practical aspects for clinical use
MJ Rivard - Brachytherapy, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose A brachytherapy (BT) device has been developed with shielding to provide
directional BT for preferentially irradiating malignancies while sparing healthy tissues. The …
directional BT for preferentially irradiating malignancies while sparing healthy tissues. The …
A novel minimally invasive dynamic‐shield, intensity‐modulated brachytherapy system for the treatment of cervical cancer
M Morcos, M Antaki, AN Viswanathan… - Medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To present a novel, MRI‐compatible dynamicshield intensity modulated
brachytherapy (IMBT) applicator and delivery system using 192Ir, 75Se, and 169Yb …
brachytherapy (IMBT) applicator and delivery system using 192Ir, 75Se, and 169Yb …
Efficient 169Yb high‐dose‐rate brachytherapy source production using reactivation
Purpose To present and quantify the effectiveness of a method for the efficient production of
169Yb high‐dose‐rate brachytherapy sources with 27 Ci activity upon clinical delivery …
169Yb high‐dose‐rate brachytherapy sources with 27 Ci activity upon clinical delivery …