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ArticleJournal of contemporary brachytherapy2025

TIMER (gemelli arT Interstitial Multi-imaging pERineal applicator): Dosimetric analysis of homemade device for interventional radiotherapy (brachytherapy).

Luca Tagliaferri, Elisa Placidi, Enrico Rosa, Pierpaolo Dragonetti, Bruno Fionda, Valentina Lancellotta, Martina De Angeli, Stefania Manfrida, Filippo Elvino Leone, Alessio Giuseppe Morganti and 4 more

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Luca TagliaferriUOC Degenze di Radioterapia Oncologica, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini e Radioterapia Oncologica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Elisa PlacidiUOC Fisica per le Scienze della Vita, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini e Radioterapia Oncologica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Enrico RosaUOC Fisica per le Scienze della Vita, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini e Radioterapia Oncologica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Pierpaolo DragonettiUOC Degenze di Radioterapia Oncologica, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini e Radioterapia Oncologica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Bruno FiondaUOC Degenze di Radioterapia Oncologica, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini e Radioterapia Oncologica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Valentina LancellottaUOC Degenze di Radioterapia Oncologica, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini e Radioterapia Oncologica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Martina De AngeliUOC Degenze di Radioterapia Oncologica, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini e Radioterapia Oncologica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Stefania ManfridaUOC Servizio di Radioterapia Oncologica, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini e Radioterapia Oncologica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Filippo Elvino LeoneDipartimento di Scienze Radiologiche ed Ematologiche, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Alessio Giuseppe MorgantiRadiation Oncology Department, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
György KovacsGemelli INTERACTS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Marco De SpiritoUOC Fisica per le Scienze della Vita, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini e Radioterapia Oncologica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Maria Antonietta GambacortaDipartimento di Scienze Radiologiche ed Ematologiche, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Vincenzo ValentiniCentro di Eccellenza Oncologia Radioterapica, Medica e Diagnostica per Immagini, Ospedale Isola Tiberina-Gemelli Isola, Rome, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Interventional radiotherapy (IRT, brachytherapy) for perineal malignancies, such as anal canal cancer, is challenged by complex pelvic anatomy and procedural limitations. Therefore, TIMER Material and methods: TIMER Results: The TIMER Conclusions: The TIMER

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applicatorbrachytherapycomputed tomography (CT)image fusioninterventional radiotherapymagnetic resonance imaging (MRI)templateultrasound

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PMCPMC12669825

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