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ReviewPhysics and imaging in radiation oncology2020

Gabriel P Fonseca, Jacob G Johansen, Ryan L Smith, Luc Beaulieu, Sam Beddar, Gustavo Kertzscher, Frank Verhaegen, Kari Tanderup

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In one paragraph

Review in Physics and imaging in radiation oncology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07580651 (In Vivo Surveillance of Brachytherapy Using Plastic Scintillation Dosimetry), which is not on this map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07580651 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2027, after this paper: background citation

In Vivo Surveillance of Brachytherapy Using Plastic Scintillation Dosimetry: A Clinical Feasibility Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorCISSS de Chaudière-AppalachesRan2027 to 2028Enrolled20ConditionsProstate Cancer, Gynecologic CancersArmsBrachytherapy treatment monitoring using a plastic scintillation detector
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Gabriel P FonsecaDepartment of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW School for Oncology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Doctor Tanslaan 12, 6229 ET Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Jacob G JohansenDepartment of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99, DK-8200 Aarhus, Denmark.
Ryan L SmithAlfred Health Radiation Oncology, Alfred Health, 55 Commercial Rd, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia.
Luc BeaulieuDepartment of Physics, Engineering Physics & Optics and Cancer Research Center, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada.
Sam BeddarDepartment of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1420, Houston, TX 77030, United States.
Gustavo KertzscherDepartment of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99, DK-8200 Aarhus, Denmark.
Frank VerhaegenDepartment of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW School for Oncology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Doctor Tanslaan 12, 6229 ET Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Kari TanderupDepartment of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99, DK-8200 Aarhus, Denmark.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brachytherapy can deliver high doses to the target while sparing healthy tissues due to its steep dose gradient leading to excellent clinical outcome. Treatment accuracy depends on several manual steps making brachytherapy susceptible to operational mistakes. Currently, treatment delivery verification is not routinely available and has led, in some cases, to systematic errors going unnoticed for years. The brachytherapy community promoted developments in

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BrachytherapyIn vivo dosimetryTreatment verification

Identifiers

PMID33458336
PMCPMC7807583

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