This advanced technique places radioactive sources near tumours, minimising damage to healthy tissue and enhancing patient ...

A new white paper has been issued that recommends specific guidance to follow in the delivery of high-dose-rate brachytherapy to improve quality and patient safety. To ensure correct actions are ...

For patients with in-stent restenosis (ISR) of a drug-eluting stent, intracoronary brachytherapy is a safe and effective treatment option, although its success decreases with the number of stent ...

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Brachytherapy is a form of localized radiation therapy involving the direct placement of radioactive material close to or inside a tumor. Brachytherapy varies by dose, mode of delivery and the ...

Anyone associated with ASCs is aware of the sweeping changes CMS has instituted to the facility payment system. Few specialties or procedures have undergone more changes than prostate brachytherapy.

Comparitive study of quality of life in locally advanced head and neck cancers with concurrent chemoradiotherpy with three weekly cisplatin versus weekly cisplatin regimen. This is an ASCO Meeting ...

Long-term outcome of randomized trial between cryoablation and external beam therapy for locally advanced prostate cancer (T2C-T3B). Background: The use of radioactive seeds embedded in absorbable ...

The fight against cancer has witnessed numerous advancements in medical technology, and one of the most promising developments is brachytherapy. Brachytherapy, a localized radiation therapy, has been ...

The prototype MR conditional afterloader positioned next to the MRI scanner. (Courtesy: E Beld et al Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.04.066 ©2018 Elsevier) An MR conditional ...