[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 …

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 …

A disposable OSL dosimeter for in vivo measurement of rectum dose during brachytherapy

H Hayashi, N Kimoto, T Maeda, E Tomita… - Medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose We aimed to develop a disposable rectum dosimeter and to demonstrate its ability
to measure exposure dose to the rectum during brachytherapy for cervical cancer treatment …

Validation of an individualized home-made superficial brachytherapy mold applied for deep nonmelanoma skin cancer

R Jaberi, Z Siavashpour, NZ Akha… - reports of practical …, 2022 - journals.viamedica.pl
Background: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of brachytherapy (BT)
customized mold [Condensation silicone elastomer (Protesil TM)] and its thickness on the …

End-to-end test and MOSFET in vivo skin dosimetry for 192Ir high-dose-rate brachytherapy of chronic psoriasis

L Tuntipumiamorn, P Nakkrasae, S Kongkum… - Journal of …, 2019 - termedia.pl
Purpose A recent survey of current practice patterns revealed that skin surface
brachytherapy (BT) is the preferred treatment option for non-melanoma skin cancers [1] …

Dosimetric outcomes of preoperative treatment planning with intraoperative optimization using stranded seeds in prostate brachytherapy

JJB Lee, E Lee, WH Choi, J Kim, KH Chang, DW Kim… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
This study aimed to evaluate the quality of low-dose-rate (LDR) prostate brachytherapy (BT)
based on treatment-related dosimetric outcomes. Data of 100 patients treated using LDR BT …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in Radiotherapy Dosimetry Techniques and Pre-Treatment Verification

E Salari, EI Parsai - Advances in Dosimetry and New Trends in …, 2023 - intechopen.com
In the fight against cancer, radiation therapy plays a vital role, with its two essential
approaches: internal, involving the insertion or implantation of radioactive material into the …

Feasibility of internal-source tracking with C-arm CT/SPECT imaging with limited-angle projection data for online in vivo dose verification in brachytherapy: A Monte …

S Sung, M Lee, HJ Choi, H Park, BW Cheon, CH Min… - Brachytherapy, 2023 - Elsevier
PURPOSE The current protocol for use of the image-guided adaptive brachytherapy (IGABT)
procedure entails transport of a patient between the treatment room and the 3-D …

Dynamic modulated brachytherapy (DMBT) balloon applicator for accelerated partial breast irradiation

CL Guy, S Oh, DY Han, S Kim, D Arthur… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose To propose a novel high-dose-rate brachytherapy applicator for balloon-based
dynamic modulated brachytherapy (DMBT) for accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) …

Characterization of MOSFET Dosimeters for Alpha Particle Therapy

FY Su, G Biasi, LT Tran, V Pan, D Hill… - … on Nuclear Science, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Alpha particle therapy, such as diffusing alpha-emitters radiation therapy (DaRT) and
targeted alpha-particle therapy (TAT), exploits the short range and high linear energy …