Three-Dimensional Imaging in Gynecologic Brachytherapy: A Survey of the American Brachytherapy Society

Prospective Multi-Institutional Study of Definitive Radiotherapy With High-Dose-Rate Intracavitary Brachytherapy in Patients With Nonbulky (<4-cm) Stage I and II Uterine Cervical Cancer (JAROG0401/JROSG04-2)

“…Recently, the value of dose-volume histogram parameters for predicting local control in MR image-guided BT has been investigated for treating cervical cancer (39,40). A future prospective study with the novel image-guided BT method using appropriate dose-volume histogram parameters is encouraged to confirm the findings of the present study in the near future.…”

Comparisons between the KKU-Model and Conventional Rectal Tubes as Markers for Checking Rectal Doses during Intracavitary Brachytherapy of Cervical Cancer

“…2D radiograph-based planning is now still used by 43% of USA and 89% of Canadian institutions (Pearce et al, 2009;Viswanathan and Erickson, 2010). Meanwhile, 2D brachytherapy treatment planning is mainly used in Srinagarind hospital for reasons of more simplicity and low cost.…”

Attitude and Practice of Brachytherapy in India: A Study Based on the Survey Amongst Attendees of Annual Meeting of Indian Brachytherapy Society

“…While such surveys are available from the western world [11,12,13], one is lacking from India. Available survey [11] also does not address the specific question appropriately and have missing information on the use of interstitial brachytherapy [14]. The burden of cancer in India is different from other parts of the world; having higher incidence of oral cavity cancers and cancers of uterine cervix [15].…”