ReviewJournal of contemporary brachytherapy2018
A national survey of AIRO (Italian Association of Radiation Oncology) brachytherapy (Interventional Radiotherapy) study group.
Review in Journal of contemporary brachytherapy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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16 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
- Patterns of care for brachytherapy in Japan.Journal of radiation research · 2024Article
- The role of interventional radiotherapy (brachytherapy) in nasopharynx tumors: A systematic review.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2023Review
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- EROS 2.0 study: evaluation of two interventional radiotherapy (brachytherapy) schedules for endometrial cancer: a comparison of late vaginal toxicity rates.La Radiologia medica · 2022Article
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- INTERACTS (INTErventional Radiotherapy ACtive Teaching School) consensus conference on sarcoma interventional radiotherapy (brachytherapy) endorsed by AIRO (Italian Association of Radiotherapy and Clinical Oncology).Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2020Review
- Can brachytherapy be properly considered in the clinical practice? Trilogy project: The vision of the AIRO (Italian Association of Radiotherapy and Clinical Oncology) Interventional Radiotherapy study group.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2020Article
- The role of vaginal brachytherapy in stage I endometrial serous cancer: a systematic review.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2020Review
- Could a Personalized Strategy Using Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation be an Advantage for Elderly Patients? A Systematic Review of the Literature and Multidisciplinary Opinion.Journal of oncology · 2020Review
- Critical review of multidisciplinary non-surgical local interventional ablation techniques in primary or secondary liver malignancies.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2019Article
- Clinical evidence of abscopal effect in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma treated with diffusing alpha emitters radiation therapy: a case report.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2019Article
- Current state of interventional radiotherapy (brachytherapy) education in Italy: results of the INTERACTS survey.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2019Review
- Iodine Plaque Brachytherapy a Customized Conservative Approach to the Management of Medium/Large-sized Uveal Melanoma.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Article
- Non-melanoma Skin Cancer Treated by Contact High-dose-rate Radiotherapy (Brachytherapy): A Mono-institutional Series and Literature Review.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Review
- BIT-ART: Multicentric Comparison of HDR-brachytherapy, Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy and Tomotherapy for Advanced Radiotherapy in Prostate Cancer.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Article
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Abstract
purposeTo review brachytherapy resources and to explore current practice patterns in Italy. MATERIAL AND
methodsIn 2016, on behalf of the Italian Association of Radiation Oncology (AIRO), the Brachytherapy Study Group proposed conducting a survey in order to identify brachytherapy practice patterns. An electronic questionnaire was sent to all radiotherapy centres in Italy, asking for: 1. General information on the Radiation Oncology Centre (affiliation, whether brachytherapy was delivered or not); 2. Brachytherapy equipment and human resources; 3. Brachytherapy procedures; 4. Brachytherapy assessment (number of patients treated annually, treated sites, and different modalities of treatments).
resultsA total of 66 questionnaires were returned (33.5% of all brachytherapy centers in Italy), out of which 48 (74%) from non-academic hospitals, 6 (10%) from academic hospitals, and 12 (16%) from private institutions. Most centers (84%) had only one brachytherapy machine; 44% did not deliver brachytherapy treatments or delivered less than demanded because of the lack of staff or expertise, need of modernization, or other reasons. The majority of treatments were administered to outpatients for gynecological tumors.
conclusionsThis survey illustrates the current status of brachytherapy in Italy and should encourage collaboration to develop, implement, and monitor its use when appropriate.
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