2014
DOI: 10.5114/jcb.2014.43780
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Intraluminal brachytherapy in oesophageal cancer: defining its role and introducing the technique

Abstract: Intraluminal brachytherapy plays an important role in the treatment of oesophageal tumours. This article aims to define this role in the curative as well as in the palliative treatment settings drawing on data from the literature, and also emphasizing its potential for harm when used inexpertly. It also provides a short introduction to practical aspects of the treatment procedure and treatment planning.

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“…Three-dimensional computed tomographyebased treatment planning offers all the advantages of a personalized treatment to achieve the optimum therapeutic index. Nevertheless, it is important not to forget that in unexperienced hands, IRT can result in devastating side effects (45). Consequently, it is necessary an experienced IRT multidisciplinary team is made up of a radiation oncologist, a physician, as well as medical physicists and radiographers (46).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Three-dimensional computed tomographyebased treatment planning offers all the advantages of a personalized treatment to achieve the optimum therapeutic index. Nevertheless, it is important not to forget that in unexperienced hands, IRT can result in devastating side effects (45). Consequently, it is necessary an experienced IRT multidisciplinary team is made up of a radiation oncologist, a physician, as well as medical physicists and radiographers (46).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…3-dimensional computed tomography-based treatment planning offers all the advantages of a personalized treatment to achieve the optimum therapeutic index. Nevertheless, it is important that in no experienced centers, VBT can result in crucial side effects [52]. Considering the rarity of this disease, every case of stage I USC should be discussed with individual approach by an expert multidisciplinary team to provide more homogeneous treatment methods and improvement of clinical outcomes [53,54,55].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The lesion was localized with information from the diagnostic endoscopy, Barium swallow, and CT scan. The prescribed dose was 8 Gy at 1 cm from the active mid-source or mid dwell position without optimization (equal dwell times) [ 16 ]. This was followed by EBRT to a dose of 30 Gy/10 fractions/2 weeks or 20 Gy/5 fractions/1 week within 1-2 weeks of completion of 2 nd ILBT.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%