Paddle‐based rotating‐shield brachytherapy

American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) consensus statement for sarcoma brachytherapy.

PURPOSE To present recommendations for the use of brachytherapy (BT) in patients with soft tissue sarcoma (STS). METHODS A group of practitioners with expertise and experience in sarcoma BT formulated recommendations for BT in STS based on clinical experience and literature review. RESULTS The indications for adjuvant BT are discussed. There is no consensus on the use of BT alone or in comb...

The American Brachytherapy Society recommendations for brachytherapy of uveal melanomas.

PURPOSE This article presents the American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) guidelines for the use of brachytherapy for patients with choroidal melanomas. METHODS Members of the ABS with expertise in choroidal melanoma formulated brachytherapy guidelines based upon their clinical experience and a review of the literature. The Board of Directors of the ABS approved the final report. RESULTS Episc...

Brachytherapy in lip cancer.

Lip cancer is one of the most prevalent skin tumours of the head and neck. The characteristics of the tumour relate to their exophyitic growth in an area of easy visual acces which allows their diagnosis in early stages. As a result, there is a better prognosis with the present treatments. In early stages the treatment can be performed by surgery or by brachytherapy, and the results are similar...

Recent developments in brachytherapy.

Radiation biology in brachytherapy.

The biological rationale for the use of brachytherapy, which is undergoing a significant resurgence in the United States, is reviewed with emphasis on low dose rate (LDR brachytherapy). Some of the newer alternatives that have recently been developed, such as pulsed dose rate (PDR) brachytherapy, are discussed.