Single-fraction high-dose-rate brachytherapy using real-time transrectal ultrasound based planning in combination with external beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer: dosimetrics and early clinical results

Purpose : To validate the feasibility of a single-fraction high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDRBT) boost for prostate cancer using real-time transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) based planning. Material and methods : From August 2012 to September 2015, 126 patients underwent a single-fraction HDRBT boost o...

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Main Authors: Olivier Lauche, Guila Delouya, Daniel Taussky, Cynthia Menard, Dominic Béliveau-Nadeau, Yannick Hervieux, Renée Larouche, Maroie Barkati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2016-04-01
Series:Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy
Subjects:
HDR
Online Access:https://www.termedia.pl/Single-fraction-high-dose-rate-brachytherapy-using-real-time-transrectal-ultrasound-based-planning-in-combination-with-external-beam-radiotherapy-for-prostate-cancer-dosimetrics-and-early-clinical-res,54,27334,1,1.html