Robot-assisted laparoscopic implantation of brachytherapy catheters in bladder cancer recent interests and prospective

Banerjee, Susovan; Banerjee, S.

doi:10.21037/tau.2017.11.24

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“…Other new methods include the use of robots to further reduce radiation exposure, and applicators and techniques have already been developed for robotic controlled brachytherapy in the prostate and lungs 77 . Apart from the radiation safety aspect, robots might also add to the efficiency and skill of seed placement 78 . However, seed brachytherapy procedures for oral cancer cannot be carried out with robots, as the target region is at or close to the surface and critical organs; hence, the seeds needs to be implanted one‐by‐one.…”

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Low dose rate permanent seed brachytherapy: tracing its evolution and current status

Banerjee

Kataria

Goyal

et al. 2020

Precision Radiation Oncology

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A recent surge in publications on low dose rate permanent seed brachytherapy prompted us to review the currently available literature in order to provide a summary of the therapy. To this end, we composed a comprehensive review on the available English language publications in PubMed, EMBASE, and Google Scholar. The general principles of seed brachytherapy are discussed, along with radiobiology and technical aspects. Seed brachytherapy has been increasingly used in various sites for primary treatment, and is considered to be particularly useful in cases of reirradiation and otherwise untreatable malignancies. In recent decades, there have been considerable advances in the technology used in seed brachytherapy, including steps to prevent the migration of seeds, reduce personnel exposure to radiation, and use of sophisticated 3-D planning for better dosimetric results, which have ultimately translated into better clinical outputs. Technical advances in seed brachytherapy have lagged behind those in external beam radiotherapy and high dose rate brachytherapy; however, there is renewed interest due to encouraging clinical results in the primary setting, as well as reirradiation for recurrent disease across several sites.

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Low dose rate permanent seed brachytherapy: tracing its evolution and current status

Banerjee

Kataria

Goyal

et al. 2020

Precision Radiation Oncology

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“…In this study, a multimodal, image‐guided, surgical robot—Remebot was developed for interstitial BT to increase the precision of seed implantation. We propose the use of multimodal, image‐guided, robotic assistance for BT in the head and neck region, while most studies related to robot‐assisted radioactive seed implantation have described thoracoabdominal and prostate cancers 4,5,15 …”

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“…The complexity of the skull base anatomy increases the difficulty of performing BT in this region. Several researchers have attempted to perform computed tomography (CT)‐guided, permanent, radioactive seed implantation, which could guarantee the precision of the implantation and decrease the exposure of surgeons to radioactivity 4‐6 . In this study, we intend to implement a multimodal, image‐guided surgical robot to perform interstitial BT in the head and neck region.…”

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A new multimodal, image‐guided, robot‐assisted, interstitial brachytherapy for the treatment of head and neck tumors–A preliminary study

Meng¹,

Xue²,

Qiao³

et al. 2020

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Background: Interstitial brachytherapy (BT) is becoming an accepted treatment option for head and neck cancer patients for whom surgery poses high risks. Multimodal, image-guided, robotic surgery has the potential to allow precise seed implantation into tumors. Our aim was to introduce a new multimodal, image-guided surgical robot during the performance of interstitial BT for the treatment of tumors in the head and neck regions. Methods: Clinical data for three patients were analyzed, retrospectively; patients had received 125 I seed implantations from July 2019 to October 2019. Multimodal, image-guided, robotic surgery was performed in all patients. Postoperative computed tomography data were imported to software to evaluate the accuracy of the seed position and the operation times. Results: The mean placement error of the 125 I seed was 1.9 ± 0.74 mm. The mean operation time is 47 minutes. Conclusion: The experimental results showed that the Remebot has promise for use during BT for the head and neck.

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Robot-assisted laparoscopic implantation of brachytherapy catheters in bladder cancer recent interests and prospective

Cited by 2 publications

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Low dose rate permanent seed brachytherapy: tracing its evolution and current status

Low dose rate permanent seed brachytherapy: tracing its evolution and current status

A new multimodal, image‐guided, robot‐assisted, interstitial brachytherapy for the treatment of head and neck tumors–A preliminary study

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