Breast brachytherapy review defines practical standards for APBI delivery
Successful breast brachytherapy depends on careful patient selection, suitable cavity anatomy, sound implant geometry, accurate reconstruction, and rigorous treatment QA.
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Vaginal D2cc predicted late toxicity after EBRT plus cuff brachytherapy
Higher vaginal D2cc and target-dose distribution independently predicted grade 1–2 vaginal toxicity after combined external-beam radiotherapy and cuff brachytherapy.
Biopsy localization uncertainty substantially altered HDR prostate brachytherapy dose estimates
Millimeter-scale localization uncertainty shifted assigned biopsy doses by several Gy and made nominal DVH threshold classification frequently unreliable.
EQD2 remains essential but uncertain in modern cervical HDR brachytherapy
EQD2 should remain the reporting standard, but delivery time, dose gradients, biological assumptions and dose accumulation materially affect its interpretation.
Two-fraction HDR brachytherapy achieved durable control in favourable-risk prostate cancer
High-dose-rate brachytherapy using 13.5 Gy twice achieved 81.6% ten-year biochemical control with limited late genitourinary toxicity.
Single-fraction lung brachytherapy produced progressive consolidation and fibrotic retraction
Pulmonary consolidation was common after single-fraction interstitial brachytherapy and frequently evolved into progressive retraction during the second year.
High-dose-rate brachytherapy monotherapy achieved durable prostate cancer control
High-dose-rate brachytherapy monotherapy achieved 86% biochemical control at median 13-year follow-up in localized prostate cancer.
Same-day hyaluronic acid spacer reduced rectal dose in prostate brachytherapy
Same-day hyaluronic acid rectal spacer placement reduced rectal dose while preserving ultrasound-based prostate brachytherapy planning.
A 3D-printed jig enabled small-animal irradiation with clinical iridium-192
A 3D-printed jig delivered approximately uniform iridium-192 tumor dose, delayed tumor growth, and caused no observable short-term radiation toxicity in mice.