High-Dose-Rate Interstitial Brachytherapy for Deeply Situated Gynecologic Tumors Guided by Combination of Transrectal and Transabdominal Ultrasonography: A Technical Note

Background and PurposeHigh-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy (HDR-ISBT) is recommended to obtain a better local tumor control for uterine cancer patients in specific situations such as bulky lesions, an extension to the lateral parametrium, or tumors with irregular shapes. Our group uses real-tim...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Oncology
Main Authors:	Yuri Shimizu, Naoya Murakami, Takahito Chiba, Tomoya Kaneda, Hiroyuki Okamoto, Satoshi Nakamura, Ayaka Takahashi, Tairo Kashihara, Kana Takahashi, Koji Inaba, Kae Okuma, Yuko Nakayama, Jun Itami, Hiroshi Igaki
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-01
Subjects:	interstitial brachytherapy (ISBT) gynecologic malignancies transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS) transabdominal ultrasonography (TUS) image-guided adaptive brachytherapy (IGABT)
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2021.808721/full