Challenges in the Sustainability of Brachytherapy Service in Contemporary Radiotherapy

[AQ1]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 cancers, such as cervical and prostate cancers. There have been futile attempts to replace brachytherapy with other radiation techniques. Despite that there are multifaceted challenges in preserving this dying art, from establishment, to a trained workforce, to maintenance of the equipment and source replacement costs.

Source: Clinical Oncology - May 30, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: M. Swain, A. Budrukkar, A. Rembielak, T. Kron, J.P. Agarwal Source Type: research