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ArticleJournal of contemporary brachytherapy2025

A comparative cost-benefit analysis of electronic brachytherapy vs. high-dose-rate iridium-192 for exclusive vaginal cuff treatment in post-operative endometrial cancer.

Sergio Lozares-Cordero, Víctor González-Pérez, Marta Sánchez-Casi, Tomás González-González, Paula Castillo Peña, Mireia Pallarés-Ripollés, Antonio Herreros-Martínez, Santiago Pellejero-Pellejero

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Article in Journal of contemporary brachytherapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Sergio Lozares-CorderoPhysics and Radiation Protection Department, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain.
Víctor González-PérezMedical Physics Department, IVO Foundation, affiliated with the Instituto Valenciano de Oncología, Valencia, Spain.
Marta Sánchez-CasiPhysics and Radiation Protection Department, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain.
Tomás González-GonzálezPhysics and Radiation Protection Department, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain.
Paula Castillo PeñaPhysics and Radiation Protection Department, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain.
Mireia Pallarés-RipollésMedical Physics Department, IVO Foundation, affiliated with the Instituto Valenciano de Oncología, Valencia, Spain.
Antonio Herreros-MartínezMedical Physics Department, Clinic Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
Santiago Pellejero-PellejeroMedical Physics and Radiation Protection Department, University Complex of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To compare the economic and dosimetric aspects of electronic brachytherapy (eBT) and high-dose-rate (HDR) iridium-192 ( Material and methods: This retrospective observational study was conducted among 115 patients treated with eBT and 70 patients treated with HDR Results: Dosimetric analysis revealed comparable target volume coverage between eBT and HDR Conclusions: While

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brachytherapycost-benefit analysisdosimetric parameterseconomic evaluationelectronic brachytherapyendometrial cancerHDR 192Ir

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PMID40697727
PMCPMC12277958

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