Prostate brachytherapy boost: Long-term results of protocol-based treatment of patients with non-metastatic prostate cancer.

Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy. 2024, Vol. 16 Issue 6, p1-7. 7p.

Subject Terms: *LOW dose rate brachytherapy, *EXTERNAL beam radiotherapy, *INTENSITY modulated radiotherapy, *HIGH dose rate brachytherapy, *PROSTATE cancer patients

Assessment of dose contribution to pelvic lymph nodes in patients undergoing brachytherapy for carcinoma cervix.

Authors: Sharma, Deepak¹, Kadam, Amrut S.², Kumar, Ramashish¹, B. K., Raghavendra³ raghavendrabk22@gmail.com, G., Srihari⁴, A., Perpetua Shruthi⁵, Chandra, Varun⁶

Source: Asian Journal of Medical Sciences. Dec2024, Vol. 15 Issue 12, p176-180. 5p.

Subject Terms: *EXTERNAL beam radiotherapy, *HIGH dose rate brachytherapy, *INTERSTITIAL brachytherapy, *NOSOLOGY, *RADIOISOTOPE brachytherapy

The Elekta Esteya® electronic brachytherapy system in non-melanoma skin cancers: A post-market observational study.

Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy. 2024, Vol. 16 Issue 6, p1-11. 11p.

Subject Terms: *HIGH dose rate brachytherapy, *BASAL cell carcinoma, *SURGICAL margin, *SQUAMOUS cell carcinoma, *SKIN cancer

Early report on abbreviated brachytherapy schema for cervical cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy. 2024, Vol. 16 Issue 6, p1-6. 6p.

Subject Terms: *HIGH dose rate brachytherapy, *TREATMENT effectiveness, *COVID-19 pandemic, *INTERSTITIAL brachytherapy, *CERVICAL cancer

Development of GUI-based simple independent dose calculation software without DICOM data transfer for high-dose-rate brachytherapy.

Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy. 2024, Vol. 16 Issue 6, p1-10. 10p.

Subject Terms: *HIGH dose rate brachytherapy, *RADIOTHERAPY treatment planning, *GRAPHICAL user interfaces, *SOFTWARE verification, *RADIOISOTOPE brachytherapy

A new approach to assess transit dose impact in gynecological and prostate brachytherapy with effective transit time.

Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy. 2024, Vol. 16 Issue 6, p1-8. 8p.

Subject Terms: *HIGH dose rate brachytherapy, *RADIOISOTOPE brachytherapy, *CAMERA movement, *CAMCORDERS, *TRAFFIC cameras

Sociodemographic and clinicopathologic characteristics of patients treated with high dose rate prostate brachytherapy in Nigeria.

Authors: Abdus-Salam, Abbas A.¹ adrusa@gmail.com, Jimoh, Mutiu A.¹, Folasire, Ayorinde M.¹, Ntekim, Atara I.¹, Ojo, Olabisi T.², Ehiedu, Chiamaka G.², Yusuf, Sikiru A.², Takure, Augustine O.³, Akinlade, Bidemi I.¹, Idowu, Olusola K.⁴, Oladeji, Afolabi A.¹, Sarimiye, Foluke O.¹, Adenipekun, Adeniyi A.¹

Source: Ecancermedicalscience. 2024, Vol. 18 Issue 1706-1753, p1-17. 17p.

Subject Terms: *HIGH dose rate brachytherapy, *CLINICAL pathology

Freiburg flap used as vaginal applicator with/without free-hand interstitial needles in three-dimensional high-dose-rate brachytherapy for vaginal stump recurrence of cervical cancer.

Authors: He, Mingyuan¹ (AUTHOR), Zhao, Hongfu¹ (AUTHOR), Zhang, Yuqing¹ (AUTHOR), Zhang, Ning¹ (AUTHOR), Zhao, Zhipeng¹ (AUTHOR), Cheng, Guanghui¹ (AUTHOR) chenggh@jlu.edu.cn

Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy. 2024, Vol. 16 Issue 5, p344-351. 8p.

Subject Terms: *HIGH dose rate brachytherapy, *CANCER relapse, *EXTERNAL beam radiotherapy, *VAGINAL cancer, *CERVICAL cancer

Inversion-recovery ultrashort-echo-time (IR-UTE) MRI-based detection of radiation dose heterogeneity in gynecologic cancer patients treated with HDR brachytherapy.

Authors: Sheikh, Khadija¹ (AUTHOR) ksheikh4@jhmi.edu, Daniel, Bruce L.² (AUTHOR), Roumeliotis, Michael¹ (AUTHOR), Lee, Junghoon¹ (AUTHOR), Hrinivich, William T.¹ (AUTHOR), Benkert, Thomas³ (AUTHOR), Bhat, Himanshu⁴ (AUTHOR), Seethamraju, Ravi T.⁴ (AUTHOR), Viswanathan, Akila N.¹ (AUTHOR), Schmidt, Ehud J.^1,5 (AUTHOR)

Source: Radiation Oncology. 8/6/2024, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p1-10. 10p.

Subject Terms: *HIGH dose rate brachytherapy, *DRUG dosage, *GYNECOLOGIC cancer, *BONFERRONI correction, *MAGNETIC resonance imaging

3D technique in superficial brachytherapy: New attitude in old field of mycosis fungoides.

Authors: Kamieniecka, Helena¹ (AUTHOR) helena.kamieniecka@gumed.edu.pl, Rutkowski, Jacek² (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy. 2024, Vol. 16 Issue 4, p310-313. 4p.

Subject Terms: *HIGH dose rate brachytherapy, *RADIOISOTOPE brachytherapy, *COMPUTED tomography, *EYELIDS, *ATTITUDE (Psychology)

A comparative study between two different dose fractionation schedules of cobalt-60-based HDR intracavitary brachytherapy in carcinoma cervix stages IIB-IIIC1.

Authors: Gagrani, Vaibhav¹ (AUTHOR) dr.vaibhavgagrani@gmail.com, Kabara, Jyoti² (AUTHOR), Shukla, Arvind³ (AUTHOR), Rathore, N. K.³ (AUTHOR), Rajpurohit, Vikram S.³ (AUTHOR), Jangid, Pawan K.⁴ (AUTHOR), Manna, Sumanta⁵ (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Cancer Research & Therapeutics. Jul-Sep2024, Vol. 20 Issue 5, p1551-1556. 6p.

Subject Terms: *HIGH dose rate brachytherapy, *DOSE fractionation, *CERVIX uteri, *ABSORBED dose, *RADIOISOTOPE brachytherapy

Dosimetric comparison of Acuros™ BV and AAPM TG-43 formalism for interstitial iridium-192 high-dose-rate brachytherapy.

Authors: Roussakis, Yiannis¹ Yiannis.Roussakis@goc.com.cy, Antorkas, Georgios¹, Georgiou, Leonidas¹, Strouthos, Iosif², Karagiannis, Efstratios², Zamboglou, Constantinos², Ferentinos, Konstantinos², Zamboglou, Nikolaos², Anagnostopoulos, Georgios²

Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy. 2024, Vol. 16 Issue 3, p211-218. 8p.

Subject Terms: *HIGH dose rate brachytherapy, *BREAST implants, *INTERSTITIAL brachytherapy, *COMPUTED tomography, *MEDICAL dosimetry

Pilot Evaluation of Perioperative High Dose Rate Brachytherapy in Head Neck Cancers.

Authors: Bahl, Amit¹ (AUTHOR) dramitbahl@yahoo.com, Panda, Naresh K.² (AUTHOR), Verma, Roshan K.² (AUTHOR), Sharma, Vikas² (AUTHOR), John, Jerry J.³ (AUTHOR), Kumar, Pramod³ (AUTHOR), Oinam, Arun S.¹ (AUTHOR), Trivedi, Gaurav¹ (AUTHOR), Bakshi, Jaimanti² (AUTHOR)

Source: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery. Apr2024, Vol. 76 Issue 2, p2166-2170. 5p.

Subject Terms: *HIGH dose rate brachytherapy, *HEAD & neck cancer, *SURGICAL margin, *RADIATION injuries, *POSTOPERATIVE period, *RADIOISOTOPE brachytherapy

Feasibility Study for Controlled Radiation Capsule for High Source Activity for Low Dose Radiation Brachytherapy

Authors: Nguyen, Junia, Roque, David, Hesketh, Peter, Yu, David, Lee, Hoseon

Source: 2024 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2024 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE. :1-4 Jul, 2024

Relation: 2024 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)

A unified strategy to focal brachytherapy incorporating transperineal biopsy, image fusion, and real-time implantation with and without rectal spacer simulated in prostate phantoms.

Authors: Vanneste, Ben G. L.^1,2 ben.vanneste@uzgent.be, Skouteris, Basile³, Pinheiro, Luis Campos⁴, Voncken, Robert¹, Van Limbergen, Evert J.¹, Lutgens, Ludy¹, Fonteyne, Valérie², Van Praet, Charles⁵, Lumen, Nicolaas⁵, Sheu, Rendi⁶, Stock, Richard⁶, Stone, Nelson N.⁷

Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy. 2024, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p139-149. 11p.

Subject Terms: *ENDORECTAL ultrasonography, *LOW dose rate brachytherapy, *IMAGE fusion, *RADIOISOTOPE brachytherapy, *PROSTATE cancer, *PROSTATE, *RETENTION of urine, *MAGNETIC resonance imaging, *BIOPSY

Fletcher suit or ring: A comparison of Fletcher suit and ring applicators for retroverted uteri.

Authors: Rao, Vrushab¹ raovrushab@gmail.com, Zade, Bhooshan¹, Singh, Soumya¹, Narayanan, V. K. Sathiya¹, Moundekar, Pooja¹

Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy. 2024, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p128-131. 4p.

Subject Terms: *UTERUS, *HIGH dose rate brachytherapy, *RADIOISOTOPE brachytherapy, *RECTUM, *GROUP rings

High dose rate ¹⁹²Ir brachytherapy source model Monte Carlo dosimetry: mHDR-v2 and mHDR-v2r.

Authors: Tsuji, Shuhei¹ (AUTHOR) tsuji@med.kawasaki-m.ac.jp, Narihiro, Naomasa² (AUTHOR), Oita, Masataka³ (AUTHOR), Namito, Yoshihito⁴ (AUTHOR), Hirayama, Hideo⁴ (AUTHOR)

Source: PLoS ONE. 2/9/2024, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p1-17. 17p.

Subject Terms: *HIGH dose rate brachytherapy, *RADIOISOTOPE brachytherapy, *MONTE Carlo method, *MEDICAL dosimetry

Alterations of Sexual and Erectile Functions after Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer Based on Patient-Reported Questionnaires.

Authors: Gesztesi, László¹ (AUTHOR), Kocsis, Zsuzsa S.² (AUTHOR), Jorgo, Kliton^1,3 (AUTHOR), Fröhlich, Georgina¹ (AUTHOR), Polgár, Csaba^1,3 (AUTHOR), Ágoston, Péter^1,3 (AUTHOR)

Source: Prostate Cancer (20903111). 1/25/2024, p1-13. 13p.

Subject Terms: *RADIOISOTOPE brachytherapy, *HIGH dose rate brachytherapy, *PROSTATE cancer, *PROSTATE cancer patients, *LUST

Preliminary Characterization of an Active CMOS Pad Detector for Tracking and Dosimetry in HDR Brachytherapy.

Authors: Bui, Thi Ngoc Hang¹ (AUTHOR) tnhb570@uowmail.edu.au, Large, Matthew¹ (AUTHOR) mlarge@uow.edu.au, Poder, Joel^1,2,3 (AUTHOR) joel.poder@health.nsw.gov.au, Bucci, Joseph^1,2 (AUTHOR) joseph.bucci@health.nsw.gov.au, Bianco, Edoardo^4,5 (AUTHOR) ebianco@to.infn.it, Giampaolo, Raffaele Aaron^4,5 (AUTHOR) darochar@to.infn.it, Rivetti, Angelo⁵ (AUTHOR), Da Rocha Rolo, Manuel⁵ (AUTHOR), Pastuovic, Zeljko⁶ (AUTHOR) zkp@ansto.gov.au, Corradino, Thomas^7,8 (AUTHOR) lucio.pancheri@unitn.it, Pancheri, Lucio^7,8 (AUTHOR), Petasecca, Marco¹ (AUTHOR) marcop@uow.edu.au

Source: Sensors (14248220). Jan2024, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p692. 19p.

Subject Terms: *HIGH dose rate brachytherapy, *MEDICAL dosimetry, *NUCLEAR counters, *ALPHA rays, *DETECTORS, *CMOS amplifiers

Low-dose-rate brachytherapy and long-term treatment outcomes in patients younger than 60 years of age.

Authors: Armstrong, Alexander¹, Huong Ho², Tacey, Mark^3,4, Bolton, Damien⁵, Yee Chan⁶, Tan, Alwin⁷, Chee Wee Cham⁷, Pham, Trung⁸, McMillan, Kevin⁹, Koufogiannis, George¹⁰, Manohar, Paul¹¹, Guerrieri, Mario¹², Ng, Michael¹², Lim Joon, Daryl¹³, Foroudi, Farshad¹³, Mun Yee Tan¹⁴, Chao, Michael^12,13 Michael.Chao@genesiscare.com

Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy. 2024, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p6-11. 6p.

Subject Terms: *LOW dose rate brachytherapy, *TREATMENT effectiveness, *PROSTATE cancer, *RADIOISOTOPE brachytherapy, *PROSTATE-specific antigen, *PROGRESSION-free survival, *DEATH rate