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ArticleRadiation and environmental biophysics2026

Updated dosimetric comparison of HDR interventional radiotherapy including

Sidra Sajjad, Muhammad Shahban, Enrico Rosa, Bruno Fionda, Humera Mehmood, M Basim Kakakhel, Luca Tagliaferri, Marco De Spirito, Elisa Placidi

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Article in Radiation and environmental biophysics, 2026. 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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Authors and funding

9 authors.

Sidra SajjadPakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, Pakistan.
Muhammad ShahbanNuclear Medicine, Oncology and Radiotherapy Institute (NORI), Islamabad, Pakistan.
Enrico RosaFondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy. enrico.rosa@unicatt.it.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1666-012X
Bruno FiondaFondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Humera MehmoodNuclear Medicine, Oncology and Radiotherapy Institute (NORI), Islamabad, Pakistan.
M Basim KakakhelPakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, Pakistan.
Luca TagliaferriFondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Marco De SpiritoFondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Elisa PlacidiFondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSCs), primarily basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, are the most common malignancies worldwide and frequently arise on the scalp, where complex curvature and anatomical constraints make treatment planning challenging. While surgery remains the standard approach, radiotherapy, particularly high-dose-rate interventional radiotherapy (HDR-IRT, modern brachytherapy), has become an important alternative for patients who are not ideal surgical candidates. Previous dosimetric analyses have demonstrated that

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BrachytherapyCobalt RadioisotopesElectronsRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedSkin NeoplasmsHumansRadiometryRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedCobalt-60Cobalt Radioisotopesbrachytherapycobalt-60electron beam therapyhigh-dose-rate interventional radiotherapynon-melanoma skin cancervolumetric modulated arc therapy

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PMID42853377
PMCPMC13687257

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