ReviewJournal of contemporary brachytherapy2015
Modern head and neck brachytherapy: from radium towards intensity modulated interventional brachytherapy.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Can interventional radiotherapy (brachytherapy) be an alternative to surgery in early-stage oral cavity cancer? A systematic review.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2024Pooled it
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- Technique and outcomes of high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy for lip and buccal mucosa cancer: emphasis on cosmetic results.Radiation oncology journal · 2025Article
- New Perspectives and State of the Art in Interventional Radiotherapy (Brachytherapy) for Head and Neck Tumors.Magyar onkologia · 2025Review
- Comparison of dose calculation approaches and clinical dose-response in image-guided head&neck brachytherapy of the oral cavity.Clinical and translational radiation oncology · 2025Article
- COMIRI - COMplexity Index of interventional Radiotherapy (brachytherapy) Implants: assessment of procedures based on type, equipment, and team.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2024Article
- Post-operative interventional radiotherapy (brachytherapy) in advanced ocular surface and eyelid tumors as an alternative to surgical retreatment.European journal of ophthalmology · 2024Article
- Interventional Radiotherapy (Brachytherapy) for Nasal Vestibule: Novel Strategies to Prevent Side Effects.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- ORIFICE (Interventional Radiotherapy for Face Aesthetic Preservation) Study: Results of Interdisciplinary Assessment of Interstitial Interventional Radiotherapy (Brachytherapy) for Periorificial Face Cancer.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Intratumoral administration of astatine-211-labeled gold nanoparticle for alpha therapy.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2021Article
- Stereotactic Ablative Brachytherapy: Recent Advances in Optimization of Radiobiological Cancer Therapy.Cancers · 2021Review
- High-Dose-Rate Interstitial Brachytherapy (Interventional Radiotherapy) for Conjunctival Melanoma with Orbital Extension.Ocular oncology and pathology · 2021Article
- Image-guided interstitial brachytherapy boost for keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma of inferior wall of the nasopharynx.BJR case reports · 2020Article
- Image-guided interstitial brachytherapy boost for nasopharyngeal carcinoma: technical aspects.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2020Article
- Head and neck cancer management and cancer stem cells implication.The Saudi dental journal · 2019Review
- Single institution implementation of permanentJournal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2019Article
- Image guided high-dose-rate brachytherapy versus volumetric modulated arc therapy for head and neck cancer: A comparative analysis of dosimetry for target volume and organs at risk.Radiology and oncology · 2018Article
- Age Is Not a Limiting Factor in Interventional Radiotherapy (Brachytherapy) for Patients with Localized Cancer.BioMed research international · 2018Review
- Interstitial brachytherapy for orbital soft tissue sarcoma: an innovative technique.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2017Article
- Clinical outcomes with high-dose-rate surface mould brachytherapy for intra-oral and skin malignancies involving head and neck region.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2017Article
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Abstract
Intensity modulated brachytherapy (IMBT) is a modern development of classical interventional radiation therapy (brachytherapy), which allows the application of a high radiation dose sparing severe adverse events, thereby further improving the treatment outcome. Classical indications in head and neck (H&N) cancers are the face, the oral cavity, the naso- and oropharynx, the paranasal sinuses including base of skull, incomplete resections on important structures, and palliation. The application type can be curative, adjuvant or perioperative, as a boost to external beam radiation as well as without external beam radiation and with palliative intention. Due to the frequently used perioperative application method (intraoperative implantation of inactive applicators and postoperative performance of radiation), close interdisciplinary cooperation between surgical specialists (ENT-, dento-maxillary-facial-, neuro- and orbital surgeons), as well interventional radiotherapy (brachytherapy) experts are obligatory. Published results encourage the integration of IMBT into H&N therapy, thereby improving the prognosis and quality of life of patients.
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