Image-guided brachytherapy for cervix cancer: from Manchester to Melbourne. Issue 1 (January 2010)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Narayan, Kailash; Barkati, Maroie; van Dyk, Sylvia; Bernshaw, David
• Is Part Of: Expert review of anticancer therapy. Volume 10:Issue 1(2010)
• Page Start: 41
• Page End: 46
• Publication Date: 2010-01
• Subjects: cervix cancer -- high-dose rate -- image-guided brachytherapy -- low-dose rate -- Manchester system -- target volume; Cancer -- Treatment -- Periodicals; 616.99406
• DOI: 10.1586/era.09.166
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1473-7140

Abstract

Brachytherapy for cervix cancer has evolved rapidly over the last few years through the introduction of image-guided brachytherapy. This has enabled the transition from Manchester-based orthogonal radiograph planning to more conformal treatments, incorporating the concepts of patients'' anatomy, tumor characteristics and tumor response with time. The purpose of this article is to outline the evolution of cervix cancer brachytherapy, discuss guidelines and recommendations on image-guided brachytherapy and describe our single-institution conformal image-based brachytherapy experience.