Brachytherapy is a type of radiation therapy. It involves placing radioactive material inside or near a tumor to destroy cancer cells. The procedure has some benefits over other radiation techniques ...

This interactive E-learning Module will focus on key steps when performing 2D brachytherapy for cervical cancer. The module has been produced to improve the knowledge on the key steps in the ...

Doctors refer to internal radiation therapy as brachytherapy. They administer brachytherapy via an implant in the body, which they often place in the cervix, uterus, or vagina to treat cervical cancer ...

X-ray brachytherapy is a form of short-range radiation therapy used locally for the treatment of tumors. The technique involves a minimally invasive procedure to insert an X-ray tube at the target ...

» What advantages are there to using remote afterloading devices, compared with manual brachytherapy procedures? Foremost, staff will be less exposed to radiation. When circumstances allow remote ...

When Chris Muraithi, turned 45, he started going for regular tests to check his prostate. One of the tests performed during his visits to a medical facility is one that measures the level of ...

The optical fibre sensor can be placed within a brachytherapy needle for direct tumour dose monitoring. (Courtesy: Biomed. Opt. Express 10.1364/BOE.385610) Low-dose-rate (LDR) brachytherapy, in which ...