[HTML][HTML] In vivo dosimetry in brachytherapy: Requirements and future directions for research, development, and clinical practice

GP Fonseca, JG Johansen, RL Smith… - Physics and imaging in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Brachytherapy can deliver high doses to the target while sparing healthy tissues due to its
steep dose gradient leading to excellent clinical outcome. Treatment accuracy depends on …

[HTML][HTML] Modern tools for modern brachytherapy

D Berger, S Van Dyk, L Beaulieu, T Major, T Kron - Clinical Oncology, 2023 - Elsevier
This review aims to showcase the brachytherapy tools and technologies that have emerged
during the last 10 years. Soft-tissue contrast using magnetic resonance and ultrasound …

Automatic tandem and ring reconstruction using MRI for cervical cancer brachytherapy

WT Hrinivich, M Morcos, A Viswanathan… - Medical physics, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The MRI‐guided cervical cancer brachytherapy provides unparalleled soft‐tissue
contrast for target and normal tissue contouring, but eliminates the ability to use …

Multibody dynamic modeling of the behavior of flexible instruments used in cervical cancer brachytherapy

R Straathof, JP Meijaard, SM van Vliet‐Pérez… - Medical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background The steep radiation dose gradients in cervical cancer brachytherapy (BT)
necessitate a thorough understanding of the behavior of afterloader source cables or …

Brachytherapy treatment verification using gamma radiation from the internal treatment source combined with an imaging panel—a phantom study

GP Fonseca, T Van Wagenberg… - Physics in Medicine …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Brachytherapy has an excellent clinical outcome for different treatment sites. However, in
vivo treatment verification is not performed in the majority of hospitals due to the lack of …

Automated multi-parameter high-dose-rate brachytherapy quality assurance via radioluminescence imaging

M Jia, TJ Kim, Y Yang, L Xing, P De Jean… - Physics in Medicine …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The purpose of this study is to leverage radioluminescence imaging for the development of
an automated high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy quality assurance (QA) system that …

Development of learning-based online C-arm CT imaging technique for image-guided adaptive brachytherapy

M Lee, H Lee, H Cho, S Sung, H Kim, CH Choi… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Existing protocols for image-guided adaptive brachytherapy (BT) pose distinct limitations,
which include:(1) the possible misalignment of the application position as a consequence of …

On the potential of 2D ion chamber arrays for high-dose rate remote afterloading brachytherapy quality assurance

A Lekatou, V Peppa, P Karaiskos… - Physics in Medicine …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. To investigate the potential of 2D ion chamber arrays to serve as a standalone
tool for the verification of source strength, positioning and dwell time, within the framework of …

A comparative study on the accuracy of an automated multi-parameter high-dose-rate brachytherapy quality assurance system

J Zhang, M Jia, Z Yuan, S Qian, D Zhang… - Radiation Physics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aims to explore the measuring accuracy of an automated high-dose-rate
brachytherapy (HDR BT) quality assurance system (hereinafter referred to as OriQA system) …

Time-resolved QA and brachytherapy applicator commissioning: Towards the clinical implementation

GP Fonseca, R Voncken, J Hermans, F Verhaegen - Brachytherapy, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose Brachytherapy has a busy workflow relying on manual steps to ensure accurate
delivery of the treatment. Systematic treatment errors have been reported due to faulty …