A novel method for vaginal cylinder treatment planning: a seamless transition to 3D brachytherapy
Journal
Journal of contemporary brachytherapy
Journal Volume
4
Journal Issue
2
Date Issued
2012-06
Author(s)
Abstract
Standard treatment plan libraries are often used to ensure a quick turn-around time for vaginal cylinder treatments. Recently there is increasing interest in transitioning from conventional 2D radiograph based brachytherapy to 3D image based brachytherapy, which has resulted in a substantial increase in treatment planning time and decrease in patient through-put. We describe a novel technique that significantly reduces the treatment planning time for CT-based vaginal cylinder brachytherapy.
Subjects
high-dose-rate brachytherapy; vaginal brachytherapy
Type
journal article