Permanent Interstitial Cesium-131 Brachytherapy in Treating High-Risk Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer: A Prospective Pilot Study

Permanent Interstitial Cesium-131 Brachytherapy in Treating High-Risk Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer: A Prospective Pilot Study

Purpose/ObjectivesTo establish the feasibility and safety of intraoperative placement of cesium-131 (Cs-131) seeds for re-irradiation in recurrent head and neck cancer (HNC).MethodsPatients with resectable recurrent HNC who were deemed to have a high risk of second recurrence were eligible. Immediat...

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Main Authors: Michael Kharouta, Chad Zender, Tarun Podder, Rod Rezaee, Pierre Lavertu, Nicole Fowler, Jason Thuener, Shawn Li, Kate Clancy, Zhengzheng Xu, Min Yao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
brachytherapy
cesium 131
recurrence
head and neck
re-irradiation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2021.639480/full

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