Edema worsens target coverage in high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy of mobile tongue cancer: a report of two cases

Edema worsens target coverage in high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy of mobile tongue cancer: a report of two cases

Purpose : We report our study on two patients to highlight the risk of underdosage of the clinical target volume (CTV) due to edema during high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy (HDR-ISBT) of mobile tongue cancer. Material and methods : To treat the lateral side of the CTV, flexible applicator...

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Main Authors: Ken Yoshida, Hideya Yamazaki, Tadayuki Kotsuma, Hironori Akiyama, Tadashi Takenaka, Koji Masui, Yasuo Yoshioka, Yasuo Uesugi, Taiju Shimbo, Nobuhiko Yoshikawa, Hiroto Yoshioka, Takumi Arika, Eiichi Tanaka, Yoshifumi Narumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy
Subjects:
edema
HDR
target coverage
tongue cancer
Online Access:https://www.termedia.pl/Edema-worsens-target-coverage-in-high-dose-rate-r-ninterstitial-brachytherapy-of-mobile-tongue-cancer-r-na-report-of-two-cases,54,29108,1,1.html

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