Afterloading: The Technique That Rescued Brachytherapy
网页2015年7月1日 · Although brachytherapy had been established as a highly effective modality for the treatment of cancer, its application was threatened by mid-20th century due to appreciation of the radiation hazard to health care workers. This review examines how the introduction of afterloading eliminated exposure and ushered in …
Elekta Flexitron® | Afterloader For Brachytherapy | Elekta
网页Afterloading pioneering. Elekta Flexitron brachytherapy has been built on the legacy of our leading radiation innovations, resulting in approximately 5,000 afterloaders over several decades; The accessible and world-leading system is used globally
网页afterloading in 1953, when a surgeon at a neighboring hospital attempted a neck dissection but found the malig-nant tissue to be unresectable. Henschke instructed the surgeon to suture stainless steel wires through the diseased nodes and to close the wound with the wire ends exposed. The patient was transferred to Ohio State University Fig. 1.
Afterloading: The Technique That Rescued Brachytherapy
网页2015年7月1日 · Afterloading is a medical technique used in radiation oncology in which catheters with or without applicators are placed inside the patient's body during the surgery.
AAPM medical physics practice guideline 13.a: HDR …
网页2023年2月20日 · Mechanical advances in remote source afterloading provided significant radiation dose reduction to providers. Additionally, the preference to reduce in-patient stays, which had a concomitant need for expensive, shielded medical units, led to the advent of HDR brachytherapy.
网页controlled afterloading techniques have been introduced to reduce radiation exposure to medical personnel. Remote af-terloaders, which have become very popular in the last ten years or so, provide the ability to irradiate tumors at a variety of dose rates from high-dose rate to conventional low-dose rate in a continuous or pulsed sequence.
Principles and Practice of Brachytherapy – using afterloading …
网页2014年3月5日 · This hardback publication aims to cover the renaissance of brachytherapy brought about by the introduction of remote afterloading units and major technological advances in imaging techniques and computerized planning.
网页Remote afterloading of low dose rate (LDR), medium dose rate (MDR), and high dose rate (HDR) radioactive materials for brachytherapy is increasingly practiced in the United States.
Manual Afterloading in Brachytherapy (Endocurietherapy with
网页Although an automatic device for the afterloading implant of radioactive sources in brachytherapy (interstitial curietherapy) seems to be ideal, there are often situations in which manual loading is practised, e.g. when using curved guide needles or tubes (base of the tongue) or practising an implants while the tumour is surgically exposed ...
Afterloading: The Technique That Rescued Brachytherapy
网页2015年7月1日 · Remote afterloading eliminated exposure to nursing staff, resulting in more attentive patient care. This review recounts the introduction of manual and remote afterloading: techniques that rescued brachytherapy from extinction. Methods and Materials