CT-Guided Brachytherapy Planning
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Brachytherapy applications are not restricted to one method only; any method could be combined with another, as well as other radiotherapy techniques. In cervical cancer, intracavitary brachytherapy (ICBT) has been used for practical reasons. Lately though, combination of ICBT and and interstitial brachytherapy (ISBT) techniques are being evaluated in deference to feasibility, practicality and reproducibility. The possibilities are limited only to the physician’s imagination. Brachytherapy in cervical cancer is indicated in every stage. Currently, general approach is either to operate the patients who have tumors confined in the cervix or treat them with definitive radiotherapy, which consists of BT only or external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) plus BT. The rationale behind is to avoid unnecessary toxicity of surgery and radiotherapy combined in one patient.
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