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ArticleJournal of contemporary brachytherapy2023

Clinical implementation of three-dimensional standardized template-guided brachytherapy for patients with locally advanced cervical cancer.

Yeqiang Tu, Jiahao Wang, Yukai Chen, Yuanyuan Chen, Qiu Tang

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Article in Journal of contemporary brachytherapy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yeqiang Tu *Department of Radiation Oncology, Women's Hospital School of Medicine Zhejiang University, China.
Jiahao Wang *Department of Radiation Oncology, Women's Hospital School of Medicine Zhejiang University, China.
Yukai ChenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Women's Hospital School of Medicine Zhejiang University, China.
Yuanyuan ChenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Women's Hospital School of Medicine Zhejiang University, China.
Qiu TangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Women's Hospital School of Medicine Zhejiang University, China.
Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Although customized three-dimensional (3D) templates have shown advantages in brachytherapy, widespread application is still full of challenges. The present work proposed the use of a commercial 3D standardized template-guided intracavitary/interstitial brachytherapy (IC/ISBT) that could provide simple and reproducible needles' insertion. Material and methods: 43 patients received external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) with 45-50.4 Gy and subsequent IC/ISBT with 28 Gy in 4 fractions. In terms of IC/ISBT, 24 patients were treated with 3D standardized templates (ST group), and 19 patients were treated using free-hand implantation (FH group). Consistency of implantation for all needles and dosimetric differences for target and organs at risk (OARs) were then compared between two groups. Results: The mean variation of tip position between insertions for needles was 1.41 mm and 2.74 mm in ST group and FH group, respectively ( Conclusions: The implementation of 3D standardized template can potentially improve the precision and consistency in the needle insertion procedure that may replace some customized 3D templates, and achieve clinical satisfied dose distribution in IC/ISBT plans for patients with LACC.

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free-hand implantationIC/ISBTLACCstandardized template

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PMID38230396
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