A dosimetric comparison of brachytherapy sources for endometrial cancer: an electronic brachytherapy and an iridium-192 source with multichannel cylinders and a three-dimensional technique

A dosimetric comparison of brachytherapy sources for endometrial cancer: an electronic brachytherapy and an iridium-192 source with multichannel cylinders and a three-dimensional technique

Abstract Background and purpose Ir192 vaginal brachytherapy (IBT) is commonly used for patients with postoperative endometrial cancer (EC). We devised a novel multichannel vaginal applicator that could be equipped with an electronic brachytherapy (EBT) device. We aimed to explore the differences in...

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Main Authors: Wenhui Wang, Bei Wang, Lang Yu, Hongnan Zhen, Yue Zhang, Siqi Feng, Zhou Chen, Yuan Zhang, Jie Qiu, Fuquan Zhang, Ke Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-08-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Electronic brachytherapy
Iridium-192 brachytherapy
Multichannel vaginal applicator
Physical parameters
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-024-12814-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-024-12814-5

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