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Post- versus intra-operative implant for breast cancer interstitial brachytherapy: How to choose?
CONCLUSIONS: Based on the comprehensive analysis of both the brachytherapy techniques available, this article serves as a valuable resource to guide breast teams in selecting the optimal BB technique (POB or IOB), considering hospital environment, multi-disciplinary collaboration, and patient logistics.PMID:38584881 | PMC:PMC10993897 | DOI:10.5114/jcb.2024.135635 (Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy)
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Marta Gimeno-Morales Laura Motisi Natalia Rodriguez-Spiteri Fernando Mart ínez-Regueira Tucker Worthington Radiation Therapist Vratislav Strnad Jean Michel Hannoun-Levi Cristina Gutierrez Working Group Breast Cancer of GEC ESTRO Source Type: research

Brachytherapy in gynecological malignancies at a tertiary care hospital: An analysis
CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights the established advantages of image-guided interstitial brachytherapy and associated challenges. To optimize the overall treatment duration, it is imperative to prioritize and update the referral processes for brachytherapy centers.PMID:38584882 | PMC:PMC10993893 | DOI:10.5114/jcb.2024.135628 (Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy)
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Rasla Parween Aruna R Chendil V Mahita Reddy Ramyaa S Varun Chandra Yuvaraj U Amrut S Kadam Source Type: research

Low-dose-rate brachytherapy and long-term treatment outcomes in patients younger than 60 years of age
CONCLUSIONS: With excellent long-term treatment outcomes and minimal associated toxicities, our results showed that LDR brachytherapy can be an effective treatment of choice in younger men.PMID:38584883 | PMC:PMC10993894 | DOI:10.5114/jcb.2024.135630 (Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy)
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Alexander Armstrong Huong Ho MBiostat Mark Tacey Damien Bolton Yee Chan Alwin Tan Chee Wee Cham Trung Pham Kevin McMillan George Koufogiannis Grad Dip Paul Manohar Mario Guerrieri Michael Ng Daryl Lim Joon Farshad Foroudi Mun Yee Tan Michael Chao Source Type: research

Clinical implementation of failure modes and effects analysis for gynecological high-dose-rate brachytherapy
CONCLUSIONS: Failure modes and effects analysis is a prospective risk-based tool that can identity high-risk steps before failures occur, provide preventive measures to stop their occurrence, and improve quality management system.PMID:38584884 | PMC:PMC10993892 | DOI:10.5114/jcb.2024.136295 (Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy)
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Siyao Liu Emma Jones Source Type: research

Feasibility and clinical implementation of MRI-guided surface brachytherapy
CONCLUSIONS: The sub-millimeter accuracy of dwell positions and high DSC's (> 0.95) of the phantom demonstrated that digitization was clinically acceptable, and accurate treatment plans were produced using MR-only imaging. This novel approach, MRI-guided SABT, will lead to individualized prescriptions for potentially improved patient outcomes.PMID:38584885 | PMC:PMC10993898 | DOI:10.5114/jcb.2024.135647 (Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy)
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Michael J Lavelle Evangelia Kaza Christian V Guthier Desmond A O'Farrell Thomas C Harris Robert A Cormack Phillip M Devlin Ivan M Buzurovic Source Type: research

Urinary tract symptoms that should be improved to enhance post-operative urinary quality of life in patients treated with low-dose-rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer: An importance-performance analysis
CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights the importance of prioritizing specific lower urinary tract symptoms for improvement in post-operative urinary quality of life, and identifies the associated factors that can help in personalized treatment planning and goal-setting for better patient satisfaction.PMID:38584886 | PMC:PMC10993896 | DOI:10.5114/jcb.2024.135646 (Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy)
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Takayuki Sakurai Shigeyuki Takamatsu Satoshi Shibata Risako Minamikawa Masahiro Yamazaki Akihito Okubo Risa Nagaoka Tomoyuki Makino Renato Naito Hiroshi Yaegashi Atsushi Mizokami Satoshi Kobayashi Source Type: research

Safety of high-dose-rate brachytherapy in patients with prostate cancer and inflammatory bowel disease: A case series
CONCLUSIONS: HDR brachytherapy appears to be a safe and tolerable treatment modality for patients with prostate cancer and IBD, with minimal acute and late GI and GU toxicity. These findings warrant multi-institutional validation due to small sample size.PMID:38584887 | PMC:PMC10993899 | DOI:10.5114/jcb.2024.135645 (Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy)
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Horatio Thomas Jie Jane Chen Haitham Shaheen Ali Sabbagh Hasan Abdul-Baki Oi Wai Chau Nauman Malik Alan Ayoub Comron Hassanzadeh I-Chow Hsu Osama Mohamad Source Type: research

Adjuvant pulse-dose-rate brachytherapy for oral cavity and oropharynx carcinoma: Outcome and toxicity assessment of 66 patients
CONCLUSIONS: Oral and oropharyngeal PDR-BT as adjuvant treatment is safe and effective for well-defined indications.PMID:38584888 | PMC:PMC10993891 | DOI:10.5114/jcb.2024.135626 (Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy)
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Sophie Renard Nicolas Demogeot Marie Bruand Nassim Sahki Vincent Marchesi William Gehin Emilie Meknaci Didier Peiffert Source Type: research

Dosimetric comparison of intra-cavitary brachytherapy technique with free-hand (intra-cavitary + interstitial) technique in cervical cancer
CONCLUSIONS: Free-hand brachytherapy (IC + IS) achieves a statistically significant better dose distribution to high-risk clinical target volume (HR-CTV) comparing with ICBT technique with similar dose to organs at risk.PMID:38584889 | PMC:PMC10993890 | DOI:10.5114/jcb.2024.135629 (Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy)
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Sumukh Jamadagni Arul Ponni Tr Revathy P Source Type: research

Augmented reality in brachytherapy: A narrative review
J Contemp Brachytherapy. 2024 Feb;16(1):57-66. doi: 10.5114/jcb.2024.137779. Epub 2024 Feb 29.ABSTRACTBrachytherapy (BRT) plays a pivotal role in the treatment of tumors, offering precise radiation therapy directly to the affected area. However, this technique demands extensive training and skills development, posing challenges for widespread adoption and ensuring patient safety. This narrative review explored the utilization of augmented reality (AR) in BRT, seeking to summarize existing evidence, discuss key findings, limitations, and quality of research as well as outline future research directions. The review revealed ...
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Martina Ferioli Federica Medici Ludovica Forlani Savino Cilla Bruno Fionda Silvia Cammelli Lidia Strigari Luca Tagliaferri Alessio G Morganti Milly Buwenge Source Type: research

The Montreal split ring applicator: Towards highly adaptive gynecological brachytherapy using 3D-printed biocompatible patient-specific interstitial caps
CONCLUSIONS: The clinical workflow for image-guided adaptive cervical cancer brachytherapy using the Montreal split ring applicator was validated.PMID:38230395 | PMC:PMC10789156 | DOI:10.5114/jcb.2023.133676 (Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy)
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - January 17, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Yuji Kamio Marie- Ève Roy Lori-Anne Morgan Maroie Barkati Marie-Claude Beauchemin Fran çois DeBlois Borko Basaric Jean-Fran çois Carrier St éphane Bedwani Source Type: research

Clinical implementation of three-dimensional standardized template-guided brachytherapy for patients with locally advanced cervical cancer
CONCLUSIONS: The implementation of 3D standardized template can potentially improve the precision and consistency in the needle insertion procedure that may replace some customized 3D templates, and achieve clinical satisfied dose distribution in IC/ISBT plans for patients with LACC.PMID:38230396 | PMC:PMC10789161 | DOI:10.5114/jcb.2023.134170 (Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy)
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - January 17, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Yeqiang Tu Jiahao Wang Yukai Chen Yuanyuan Chen Qiu Tang Source Type: research

Simple fabrication technique of personalized endocavitary brachytherapy applicator for maxillary alveolar cancer
CONCLUSIONS: This simple approach to a personalized endocavitary applicator is feasible and allows for lower costs and less treatment delays, while ensuring patient comfort and convenience.PMID:38230397 | PMC:PMC10789160 | DOI:10.5114/jcb.2023.133069 (Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy)
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - January 17, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Warren Bacorro Janell Marie Genson Audri Joelle Due ñas Henri Cartier Co Antonio Villalon Alfredo Pontejos Source Type: research

Clinical outcomes of single application multi-fractionated CT-guided interstitial high-dose-rate brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer: A multi-institution initial experience
CONCLUSIONS: Initial results suggest that single application multi-fractionated CT-guided interstitial brachytherapy given in four fractions in locally advanced cervical cancer seems to be feasible and safe, but additional evidence is needed to generate more validated conclusions.PMID:38230398 | PMC:PMC10789154 | DOI:10.5114/jcb.2023.134169 (Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy)
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - January 17, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Eugene T Yap Mark P Dumago Carl Jay Jainar Maureen Bojador Stellar Marie Cabrera Gil S Gonzalez Jocelyn Z Mariano Aida Bautista Jhustine Mababangloob Janell Marie Genson Teresa Sy Ortin Warren R Bacorro Source Type: research

3D-printed vaginal cylindrical template with curved needle channels in MRI-guided vaginal cuff brachytherapy
CONCLUSIONS: With careful pre-planning, 3D-PVCT provides good target coverage and sparing of OARs. The results from these two patients indicate that this approach is very promising due to its flexibility and potential widespread application in the future.PMID:38230399 | PMC:PMC10789162 | DOI:10.5114/jcb.2023.133227 (Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy)
Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - January 17, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Zhuang Mao Hongfu Zhao Source Type: research