ReviewJournal of contemporary brachytherapy2017
How one institution overcame the challenges to start an MRI-based brachytherapy program for cervical cancer.
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- Analysis of operative duration of image-guided brachytherapy for cervical cancer.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2025Article
- High-Dose-Rate Three-Dimensional Image-Guided Adaptive Brachytherapy (3D IGABT) for Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer (LACC): A Narrative Review on Imaging Modality and Clinical Evidence.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Review
- Dosimetric impact of applicator displacement on three-dimensional image-guided high-dose-rate brachytherapy treatments for cervical cancer.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2023Article
- Transitioning India to advanced image based adaptive brachytherapy: a national impact analysis of upgrading National Cancer Grid cervix cancer guidelines.The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia · 2023Article
- Development of a multi-purpose quality control phantom for MRI-based treatment planning in high-dose-rate brachytherapy of cervical cancer.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2023Article
- Analysis of Applicator Insertion Related Acute Side Effects for Cervical Cancer Treated With Brachytherapy.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Article
- Radical radiotherapy in patients with cervix uteri carcinoma: experience of Ondokuz Mayis University.BMC cancer · 2019Article
- Comparison of impact of target delineation of computed tomography- and magnetic resonance imaging-guided brachytherapy on dose distribution in cervical cancer.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2018Article
- Off-line magnetic resonance imaging navigation of cervix cancer brachytherapy in patients with risk factors for uterine perforation.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2017Article
- Throwing the dart blind-folded: comparison of computed tomography versus magnetic resonance imaging-guided brachytherapy for cervical cancer with regard to dose received by the 'actual' targets and organs at risk.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2017Article
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Abstract
purposeAdaptive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based brachytherapy results in improved local control and decreased high-grade toxicities compared to historical controls. Incorporating MRI into the workflow of a department can be a major challenge when initiating an MRI-based brachytherapy program. This project aims to describe the goals, challenges, and solutions when initiating an MRI-based cervical cancer brachytherapy program at our institution. MATERIAL AND
methodsWe describe the 6-month multi-disciplinary planning phase to initiate an MRI-based brachytherapy program. We describe the specific challenges that were encountered prior to treating our first patient.
resultsWe describe the solutions that were realized and executed to solve the challenges that we faced to establish our MRI-based brachytherapy program. We emphasize detailed coordination of care, planning, and communication to make the workflow feasible. We detail the imaging and radiation physics solutions to safely deliver MRI-based brachytherapy. The focus of these efforts is always on the delivery of optimal, state of the art patient care and treatment delivery within the context of our available institutional resources.
conclusionsPrevious publications have supported a transition to MRI-based brachytherapy, and this can be safely and efficiently accomplished as described in this manuscript.
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