Educational corner<br>Is there any place for LDR brachytherapy for head and neck carcinomas in HDR era?

Jacek Fijuth

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Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy

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Educational corner
Is there any place for LDR brachytherapy for head and neck carcinomas in HDR era?

Jacek Fijuth

J Contemp Brachyther 2009; 1, 1: 62-66

Online publish date: 2009/03/23

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In Poland, the classical LDR brachytherapy for head and neck carcinomas with Ir-192 wires or hairpins has completely disappeared some time ago after 30 years of successful clinical use. Can this technique be fully and safely replaced by HDR or PDR application? This option seems attractive because of new possibilities of 3D reconstruction and computer real-time treatment planning and optimization. However, in my opinion, long time is needed to get a clinical and scientific experience that has been accumulated for decades with the use of LDR technique.

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Educational cornerIs there any place for LDR brachytherapy for head and neck carcinomas in HDR era?

Jacek Fijuth

LDR brachytherapy, head and neck carcinomas

Educational corner
Is there any place for LDR brachytherapy for head and neck carcinomas in HDR era?