Brachytherapy Awareness Day highlights the value of this precise form of internal radiotherapy in treating cancer. Organised by several oncology organisations, the initiative showcases evidence that ...

Molecular profiling could reduce both overtreatment and undertreatment of patients with high-intermediate risk endometrial ...

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In this latest assessment, the safety and efficacy of brachytherapy for primary radiation therapy for localized breast cancer is reviewed.

More recently, brachytherapy and external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) have been used instead due to similar survival outcomes and the opportunity to salvage the eye. Brachytherapy allows for more ...

EBRT plus brachytherapy does not improve outcomes over brachytherapy alone in patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer, a phase 3 trial suggests. External beam radiation therapy (EBRT) plus ...

Effect of Brachytherapy With External Beam Radiation Therapy Versus Brachytherapy Alone for Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer: NRG Oncology RTOG 0232 Randomized Clinical Trial The following represents ...

Types There are two main types of radiotherapy that may be used in the treatment of breast cancer: external beam radiation and internal radiation, also known as brachytherapy.

External beam radiotherapy or EBRT is considered very common among radiotherapy types. Rather than brachytherapy (fixed source radiotherapy) and unlocked source radiotherapy, in which the radiation ...