A comparison of tandem ring and tandem ovoid treatment as a curative brachytherapy component for cervical cancer


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Gürsel Ş. B., Serarslan A., Meydan A. D., ÖZBEK OKUMUŞ N., Yasayacak T.

JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY BRACHYTHERAPY, vol.12, no.2, pp.111-117, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.5114/jcb.2020.94308
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY BRACHYTHERAPY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.111-117
  • Keywords: brachytherapy, ring, ovoid, three-dimensional planning, high-risk clinical target volume, GUIDED ADAPTIVE BRACHYTHERAPY, INTRACAVITARY, RECOMMENDATIONS, VOLUME, RADIOCHEMOTHERAPY, APPLICATOR, TERMS
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: The standard treatment for locally advanced stage cervical cancer is definitive radiotherapy, the quality of which affects both survival and side effects. Brachytherapy is a major component of definitive radiotherapy; it is administered using different techniques and applicators. The purpose of this study was to dosimetrically compare tandem ovoid (T-ovoid) and tandem ring (T-ring) brachytherapy treatments.