Sentences with word «brachytherapy»

Provided medical physicist support in hospital for brachytherapy radiation based treatment procedures.

Ultimately, providing brachytherapy results in a net loss for the providing healthcare facility, the researchers determined.

The population - based analysis also revealed geographic disparities and decline in brachytherapy treatment in the United States.

At five years following RT, survival rates for men who received brachytherapy alone were comparable to those who underwent more aggressive radiation treatment.

Of the 7,359 patients identified, the researchers found that 63 percent of these women received brachytherapy in combination with EBRT, and 37 percent received EBRT alone.

Rhode Island Hospital performs a first - of - its - kind combination of treatment for recurring lung cancer by combining High Dose Rate brachytherapy with radiofrequency ablation.

«Intermediate risk prostate cancer may be well controlled with brachytherapy alone.»

Working together with a multidisciplinary team of cancer specialists, our department uses highly advanced cancer care techniques including multimodality imagaing for defining tumor volume, state - of - the - art intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), MRI - based treatment planning, and interstitial brachytherapy using high dosage rate treatment.

To ensure correct actions are followed for a specific brachytherapy procedure, the white paper recommends the use of a quality management program, including checklists and forms to maintain quality and prevent errors.

Presenting these results at the 3rd ESTRO Forum in Barcelona, Spain, today (Monday) Professor James Morris, from the Department of Radiation Oncology, Vancouver Cancer Centre, British Columbia Cancer Agency (BCCA), Vancouver, Canada, will say that the ASCENDE - RT1 trial is the first and only existing trial comparing low - dose - rate prostate brachytherapy (LDR - PB) for the curative treatment of prostate cancer with any other method of radiation therapy delivery.

I initiated the Stereotactic Radiosurgery and brachytherapy programs at RWJ Somerset.

Dose Modification Factor Analysis of Multi-Lumen Brachytherapy Applicator with Monte Carlo Simulation

UVA researchers have determined that offering brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer ends up costing hospitals money.

OC - 0485: «LDR Brachytherapy is Superior to 78 Gy of EBRT for Unfavourable Risk Prostate Cancer: The Results of a Randomized Trial,» Highest scoring 3rd ESTRO Forum abstracts session at 11.50 hrs (CEST) on Monday, 27 April, Main Auditorium.

«Brachytherapy requires a lot of physician effort and expertise and reimburses poorly for that effort,» Showalter said.

«High - quality brachytherapy must continue to be used, ideally with image - guidance, to maximize survival and minimize toxicity.»

Overall, the researchers determined that it costs hospitals more than twice as much to provide brachytherapy as it does to provide external - beam radiation.

Rhode Island Hospital is the first site in New England to offer Mammosite treatment for breast cancer, a direct result of the related breast brachytherapy treatment developed here.

Viswanathan, considered the preeminent expert in gynecologic radiation therapies, developed MRI - guided brachytherapy for cervical cancer and other gynecologic cancers.

A New Approach for Rectal Cancer A radiation oncology and surgery experts conducted the first U.S. study to look at the effectiveness of endorectal brachytherapy in low rectal cancers, those less than 12 centimeters from the rectum.

The Comparison of Dose Modification Factors for Two Multi-Lumen Brachytherapy Applicators used in Partial Breast Irradiation

Computational and Experimental Evaluations of a Novel Thermo - Brachytherapy Seed for Treatment of Solid Tumors

Both methods deliver radiation to the tumor, but brachytherapy delivers much greater doses in a much more targeted manner.

Before joining Rutgers Cancer Institute I completed a Clinical Fellowship in Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Brachytherapy at the Stanford Cancer Institute in Palo Alto, California.

«Despite the findings, brachytherapy advocates felt strongly that patients were happy with their outcomes.

«Contrary to expectations, the more aggressive, combined treatment did not result in superior cancer control rates at five years follow - up, indicating that men can achieve a similar survival benefit with fewer late side effects through brachytherapy alone.»

At two years after treatment, more than 57 percent of men who had normal sexual function prior to treatment reported poor sexual function after surgery, compared with 27 percent who reported poor sexual function after external beam radiation, 34 percent after brachytherapy, and 25 percent after active surveillance.

If the disease requires treatment and isn't widespread, he will use focal brachytherapy — implanted radioactive seeds — to irradiate only the tumor, sparing the surrounding tissue.

NRG Oncology / RTOG 0232 is a phase III, multi-institutional trial conducted at 68 cancer centers throughout the U.S. and Canada from 2003 to 2012 to assess whether adding EBT to transperineal interstitial permanent brachytherapy conveyed an additional benefit in progression free survival (PFS), or control of the cancer growth, at five years following treatment.

«At the two - year time point, patients who chose radiotherapy or brachytherapy actually had quality - of - life results similar to patient who chose active surveillance, and that may be surprising to some patients,» Chen said.

External beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy caused more short - term urinary tract obstruction and irritation, while external beam radiotherapy was linked to more short - term bowel symptoms.

«The ideal next step,» Prof Morris will say, «would be to undertake randomised comparisons of LDR - PB boost against its principal alternatives — temporary high - dose - rate brachytherapy implants (HDR - PB) 3, stereotactic body radiation therapy using extreme hypofractionation4, and combined surgery and post-operative radiation therapy.

The new treatment, formally known as accelerated partial breast irradiation with interstitial multicatheter brachytherapy, works by radiating only breast tissue in and around the area where the tumor was removed.

The white paper addresses 12 anticipated challenges to maintaining quality in HDR brachytherapy because of the constant changes in the modality.

«As the technology and use of HDR brachytherapy advances, it is imperative that clinical, physics and quality assurance guidance be reviewed and updated, as necessary, to ensure quality and patient safety in the treatment delivery,» said Bruce R. Thomadsen, PhD, a professor in the Department of Medical Physics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

Moreover, brachytherapy usage rate decreased from 83 percent in 1988 to 58 percent in 2009.

«A decline in brachytherapy utilization is associated with a higher rate of mortality in cervical cancer, so there's a direct relationship.»

«The shift away from brachytherapy is concerning, and has directly lowered the survival rates of cervical cancer patients,» said Akila Viswanathan, MD, MPH, director of BWH Gynecologic Radiation Oncology, senior study author.

Another key difference, the researchers found: Medicare reimbursement makes external beam radiation profitable, while brachytherapy is not.

«My job specifically involves brachytherapy,» Showalter said.

The standard treatment of locally advanced cervical cancer is EBRT with concurrent chemotherapy, followed by brachytherapy.

The department also has active brachytherapy and TBI programs.

The department maintains seven linear accelerators, a dedicated TBI system, a CT image - guided brachytherapy suite, an advanced multimodality image - guided operating (AMIGO) suite in collaboration with Interventional Radiology, and a dedicated stereotactic linear accelerator.

Rhode Island Hospital is one of only nine sites in the country to begin offering Xoft brachytherapy, a cutting edge technology that delivers localized, non-radioactive radiation treatment directly to cancer sites.

Usual treatment of patients with stage lA2 and lB1 lesions consists of either radical hysterectomy with bilateral pelvic lymph node dissection or radiation therapy (RT), which combines two kinds of therapy — whole pelvic teletherapy and local brachytherapy (implants).

Radiation therapy, both internally (called brachytherapy irradiation) and / or externally (teletherapy or external beam radiation), can be used to treat nasal tumors.