Brachytherapy for Organ and Function Preservation in Soft-tissue Sarcomas in Adult and Paediatric Patients

Adjuvant radiotherapy is an integral component in the management of soft-tissue sarcomas. Brachytherapy is a very convenient and conformal way of delivering adjuvant radiotherapy in such tumours, which spares the surrounding normal tissue. Randomised studies have established the efficacy of brachytherapy in the adjuvant setting, with a 5-year local control of 80 –85%. High dose rate, low dose rate and pulsed dose rate have shown equivalent local control, but high dose rate has gained popularity owing to patient convenience, radiation safety and flexibility in dose optimisation.
Source: Clinical Oncology - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research