ArticleJournal of contemporary brachytherapy2019
A dosimetric study of electron beam therapy vs. high-dose-rate mould brachytherapy in adjuvant treatment of non-melanoma skin carcinomas of the head and neck region.
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- Surface mold brachytherapy for head and neck non-melanoma skin cancer - local control rates and survival: A retrospective analysis.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2024Article
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- The value of brachytherapy in the age of advanced external beam radiotherapy: a review of the literature in terms of dosimetry.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2022Review
- High-dose-rate brachytherapy using Leipzig applicators for non-melanoma localized skin cancer.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeRadiation for superficial tumours of the head and neck region can be given either by brachytherapy or electrons. Brachytherapy (BT), due to rapid dose fall-off and minor set-up errors, should be superior to external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) for treatment of lesions in difficult locations such as the nose and earlobe. The present study is a dosimetric comparison of computed tomography (CT)-based mould brachytherapy treatment plans with 3D conformal electron beam therapy in the treatment of non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC). MATERIAL AND
methodsFrom December 2017 to November 2018 10 patients with NMSC of the head and neck region (forehead, nose, cheek) who underwent adjuvant radiation with HDR brachytherapy (BT) with a surface mould individual applicator were enrolled for analysis. We evaluated dose coverage by minimal dose to 90% of planning target volume (PTV, D
resultsWe obtained mean BT-DHI 0.81, BT-DNR 0.608, Electron-DHI 1.25. We observed no significant differences in VPTV
conclusionsCT-based surface mould brachytherapy results in better conformity of superficial lesions on small, irregular surfaces such as the nose and inner canthus than electrons with a slightly higher skin dose.
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