Quality assurance of multifractionated pelvic interstitial brachytherapy for postoperative recurrences of cervical cancers: a prospective study.

Abstract

Clinically significant caudal displacements occur during multifractionated pelvic brachytherapy.

Optimal margins need to be incorporated while preplanning brachytherapy to account for interfraction displacements.

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Subjects

• Adult
• Aged
• Anatomic Landmarks
• Brachytherapy
• Female
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Needles
• Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
• Postoperative Care
• Quality Assurance, Health Care
• Quality Control
• Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
• Tumor Burden
• Uterine Cervical Neoplasms

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Authors

• Pragya Shukla
• Supriya Chopra
• Reena Engineer
• Umesh Mahantshetty
• Siji Nojin Paul
• Reena Phurailatpam
• Jamema SV
• Shyam K Shrivastava

Publication date

2012-03-05

Journal

Journal topics

• Radiobiology

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Department of Radiation Oncology and Medical Physics, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Release reference

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012 Mar;82(4):e617-22

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