The value of brachytherapy in the age of advanced external beam radiotherapy: a review of the literature in terms of dosimetry
| Autor: | Major, Tibor, Fröhlich, Georgina, Ágoston, Péter, Polgár, Csaba, Takácsi-Nagy, Zoltán |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Brachytherapy Review Article Comparison Dose planning Dosimetry Humans Medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Medical physics External beam radiotherapy Radiometry Radiation treatment planning business.industry Radiotherapy Planning Computer-Assisted Radiotherapy Dosage External beam therapy Radiation therapy Oncology Radiotherapy Intensity-Modulated Volume Modulated Arc Therapy business Treatment planning Stereotactic body radiotherapy |
| Zdroj: | Strahlentherapie Und Onkologie |
| ISSN: | 1439-099X 0179-7158 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00066-021-01867-1 |
| Popis: | Brachytherapy (BT) has long been used for successful treatment of various tumour entities, including prostate, breast and gynaecological cancer. However, particularly due to advances in modern external beam techniques such as intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), volume modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), there are concerns about its future. Based on a comprehensive literature review, this article aims to summarize the role of BT in cancer treatment and highlight its particular dosimetric advantages. The authors conclude that image-guided BT supported by inverse dose planning will successfully compete with high-tech EBRT in the future and continue to serve as a valuable modality for cancer treatment. |
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