ReviewStrahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al]2022
The value of brachytherapy in the age of advanced external beam radiotherapy: a review of the literature in terms of dosimetry.
Review in Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al], 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Systematic Review of SBRT Boost for Cervical Cancer Patients Who Cannot Benefit from Brachytherapy.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Pooled it
- [Dosimetric comparison of model-based and conventional calculation algorithms in high-dose-rate brachytherapy of head and neck tumours].Magyar onkologia · 2026Article
- Comparison of integral doses to normal tissue and organs at risk between interstitial high-dose-rate brachytherapy and modern external-beam radiotherapy techniques in breast and head and neck cancer patients.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2026Article
- Chemically tuned radiolabeling and membrane affinity in Drug-Functionalized carbon nanotube nanocarriers.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Radiobiology and modelling in Brachytherapy: A review inspired by the ESTRO Brachytherapy pre-meeting course.Clinical and translational radiation oncology · 2025Review
- Evaluating the feasibility of modern external beam radiotherapy as an alternative approach to brachytherapy in endometrial cancer treatment: A systematic review.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2024Review
- [Application of new imaging modalities for brachytherapy of cancer patients].Magyar onkologia · 2024Article
- Preclinical prototype validation and characterization of a thermobrachytherapy system for interstitial hyperthermia and high-dose-rate brachytherapy.Physics and imaging in radiation oncology · 2024Article
- Status of head and neck brachytherapy in Spain in 2022.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2024Article
- Investigating the impact of breast positioning control on physical treatment parameters in multi-catheter breast brachytherapy.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2024Article
- Iodine-125 seed implantation in the treatment of malignant tumors.Journal of interventional medicine · 2023Article
- Impact of dose escalation on colostomy-free survival and treatment outcome in squamous cell anal carcinoma.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2023Article
- Boost modalities in cervical cancer: dosimetric comparison between intracavitary BT vs. intracavitary + interstitial BT vs. SBRT.Radiation oncology (London, England) · 2023Article
- Low doses to the heart in daily practice for treating left-sided breast cancer using accelerated partial-breast irradiation by multicatheter brachytherapy and deep-inspiration breath-hold using a SIB.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2023Article
- Use of Thermoluminescence Dosimetry for QA in High-Dose-Rate Skin Surface Brachytherapy with Custom-Flap Applicator.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Current Advances in the Management of Adult Craniopharyngiomas.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2022Review
- Editorial: Multifaceted Approaches Combining Low or High LET Radiation and Pharmacological Interventions in Cancer and Radioprotection: From Bench to Bedside.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Brachytherapy (BT) has long been used for successful treatment of various tumour entities, including prostate, breast and gynaecological cancer. However, particularly due to advances in modern external beam techniques such as intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), volume modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), there are concerns about its future. Based on a comprehensive literature review, this article aims to summarize the role of BT in cancer treatment and highlight its particular dosimetric advantages. The authors conclude that image-guided BT supported by inverse dose planning will successfully compete with high-tech EBRT in the future and continue to serve as a valuable modality for cancer treatment.
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