| Title |
Review of advanced catheter technologies in radiation oncology brachytherapy procedures
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cancer Management and Research, July 2015
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| DOI | 10.2147/cmar.s46042 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jun Zhou, Leonid Zamdborg, Evelyn Sebastian |
| Abstract |
The development of new catheter and applicator technologies in recent years has significantly improved treatment accuracy, efficiency, and outcomes in brachytherapy. In this paper, we review these advances, focusing on the performance of catheter imaging and reconstruction techniques in brachytherapy procedures using magnetic resonance images and electromagnetic tracking. The accuracy of catheter reconstruction, imaging artifacts, and other notable properties of plastic and titanium applicators in gynecologic treatments are reviewed. The accuracy, noise performance, and limitations of electromagnetic tracking for catheter reconstruction are discussed. Several newly developed applicators for accelerated partial breast irradiation and gynecologic treatments are also reviewed. New hypofractionated high dose rate treatment schemes in prostate cancer and accelerated partial breast irradiation are presented. |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 16% |
| Researcher | 7 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 14% |
| Other | 4 | 8% |
| Other | 4 | 8% |
| Unknown | 8 | 16% |
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| Physics and Astronomy | 12 | 24% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 16% |
| Engineering | 7 | 14% |
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| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 2% |
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