Brachytherapy for Cervical Cancer: CT-based. 2020. E-learning Course Visit E-learning Course. Gynecological Malignancies (Cervix) This E-learning Module will focus on developing contouring skills for ...

Combined brachytherapy techniques should be 'benchmark' for cervical cancer treatment Date: April 24, 2015 Source: European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) ...

Landmark studies report on success of using image-guided brachytherapy to treat cervical cancer Date: April 20, 2013 Source: ESTRO Summary: Two large, landmark radiotherapy studies have shown that ...

Researchers conducted a retrospective review of 123 patients with cervical cancer who received single or multiple high-dose therapy implants between April 2006 and May 2017 at Loyola University ...

“Our trial demonstrates that combining pelvic radiation therapy with four fractions of 7 Gray (Gy) High-Dose Radiation (HDR) Brachytherapy is effective and safe for locally advanced cervical cancer,” ...

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women globally. According to the World Health Organization , there were an estimated 604 000 new cases and 342 000 deaths in 2020. While surgery ...

Brachytherapy for Cervical Cancer: 2D. 2020. E-learning Course Visit E-learning Course. Gynecological Malignancies (Cervix) This E-learning Module will focus on developing contouring skills for target ...

So, we need the combination of these three – chemotherapy, radiotherapy and brachytherapy – to treat cervical cancer before we can achieve a cure. Brachytherapy is a radiotherapy treatment ...

Radiotherapy uses high energy x-rays to kill cervical cancer cells. External radiotherapy alongside chemotherapy (chemoradiotherapy) is one of the main treatments for cervical cancer. This may be ...

According to the hospital, this can be a more effective treatment path for patients who have cervical cancer. It plans to use Iridium-192 as the radioactive source during brachytherapy.

Cervical cancer is a diagnosis no woman wants to receive, and navigating the disease can be challenging. A type of cancer that starts in the cells of the cervix, this cancer usually develops slowly.