ArticleJournal of contemporary brachytherapy2020
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.
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- COMIRI - COMplexity Index of interventional Radiotherapy (brachytherapy) Implants: assessment of procedures based on type, equipment, and team.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2024Article
- Interventional radiotherapy (brachytherapy) for re-irradiation of recurrent head and neck malignancies: oncologic outcomes and morbidity.Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2024Article
- The Impact of HAPPY (Humanity Assurance Protocol in Interventional Radiotherapy) on the Psychological Well-being of Gynecological Cancer Patients.Current radiopharmaceuticals · 2024Article
- Survey on brachytherapy training among radiation oncology residents in the German-speaking regions of Europe.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2023Article
- KIT 1 (Keep in Touch) Project-Televisits for Cancer Patients during Italian Lockdown for COVID-19 Pandemic: The Real-World Experience of Establishing a Telemedicine System.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Liquid Biopsy-Guided Interventional Oncology: A Proof of Concept with a Special Focus on Radiotherapy and Radiology.Cancers · 2022Review
- Contemporary trends in management of uveal melanoma.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2022Article
- Global challenges of radiotherapy for the treatment of locally advanced cervical cancer.International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society · 2022Review
- Radiological and clinical findings in uveal melanoma treated by plaque interventional radiotherapy (brachytherapy): Visual atlas and literature review on response assessment.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2022Article
- 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
- Modern Management of Esophageal Cancer: Radio-Oncology in Neoadjuvancy, Adjuvancy and Palliation.Cancers · 2022Review
- Conventional dose versus dose escalated radiotherapy including high-dose-rate brachytherapy boost for patients with Gleason score 9-10 clinical localized prostate cancer.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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- Artificial intelligence in brachytherapy: a summary of recent developments.The British journal of radiology · 2021Review
- Adjuvant high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the foot: a case report.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeBrachytherapy (BT, interventional radiotherapy - IRT) is a kind of radiation therapy, in which the radioactive source is placed nearby or even inside the cancer itself. Even though this kind of radiation therapy appears effective and valuable, BT has been facing a slow but progressive decline over the past decades in Europe, particularly in Italy. Aims of this study were to identify the practical and theoretical reasons why BT is facing a slow decline in Italy, and to define a vision of the Italian Association of Radiotherapy and Clinical Oncology (AIRO) and a strategy about this emerged issues. MATERIAL AND
methodsA programmatic path divided into three steps like a trilogy was launched by AIRO Interventional Radiotherapy study group. The study group performed an initial data collection to highlight both the clinical and the educational topics and problems through specific surveys. After having analyzed the results of the surveys and shared a vision about the emerged issues, a specific strategy was adopted.
resultsFour relevant domains were identified and for each ones, a strategy has been discussed and defined. This manuscript shows in detail the individual actions defined (accomplished or in progress).
conclusionsThe AIRO vision implies that specific strategic interventions must be carried out in the field of national guidelines, education, research, and communication with patients and colleagues of other specialties in an interdisciplinary setting.
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