Indian Brachytherapy Society Guidelines for radiotherapeutic management of cervical cancer with special emphasis on high-dose-rate brachytherapy

Umesh Mahantshetty; Shivakumar Gudi; Roshni Singh; Ajay Sasidharan; Supriya (Chopra) Sastri; Lavanya Gurram; Dayanand Sharma; Selvaluxmy Ganeshrajah; Janaki MG; Dinesh Badakh; Abhishek Basu; Francis James; Jamema Swamidas; Thayalan Kuppuswamy; Rajendra Bhalavat

doi:10.5114/jcb.2019.87406

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Indian Brachytherapy Society Guidelines for radiotherapeutic management of cervical cancer with special emphasis on high-dose-rate brachytherapy

Umesh Mahantshetty

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Shivakumar Gudi

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Roshni Singh

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Ajay Sasidharan

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,

Supriya (Chopra) Sastri

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,

Lavanya Gurram

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Dayanand Sharma

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Selvaluxmy Ganeshrajah

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Janaki MG

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Dinesh Badakh

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Abhishek Basu

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Francis James

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Jamema V Swamidas

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Thayalan Kuppuswamy

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Rajendra Bhalavat

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Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Department of Gynecology Oncology, Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai, India
Department of Radiation Oncology, M.S. Ramaiah Memorial Hospital, Bangalore, India
Department of Radiation Oncology, Siddhivinayak Cancer Hospital, Miraj, India
Department of Radiation Oncology, R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, India
Department of Radiation Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, India
Department of Medical Physics, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
Medical Physics Division, Dr. Kamakshi Memorial Hospital, Chennai, India
Department of Radiation Oncology, Jupiter Hospital, Mumbai, India

J Contemp Brachytherapy 2019; 11, 4: 293–306

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2019.87406

Online publish date: 2019/08/29

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Mahantshetty U, Gudi S, Singh R, et al. Indian Brachytherapy Society Guidelines for radiotherapeutic management of cervical cancer with special emphasis on high-dose-rate brachytherapy. Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy. 2019;11(4):293-306. doi:10.5114/jcb.2019.87406.

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Mahantshetty, U., Gudi, S., Singh, R., Sasidharan, A., Sastri, S.,  & Gurram, L. et al. (2019). Indian Brachytherapy Society Guidelines for radiotherapeutic management of cervical cancer with special emphasis on high-dose-rate brachytherapy. Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 11(4), 293-306. https://doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2019.87406

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Mahantshetty, Umesh, Shivakumar Gudi, Roshni Singh, Ajay Sasidharan, Supriya (Chopra) Sastri, Lavanya Gurram,  and Dayanand Sharma et al. 2019. "Indian Brachytherapy Society Guidelines for radiotherapeutic management of cervical cancer with special emphasis on high-dose-rate brachytherapy". Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy 11 (4): 293-306. doi:10.5114/jcb.2019.87406.

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Mahantshetty, U., Gudi, S., Singh, R., Sasidharan, A., Sastri, S., Gurram, L., Sharma, D., Ganeshrajah, S., MG, J., Badakh, D., Basu, A., James, F., Swamidas, J., Kuppuswamy, T.,  and Bhalavat, R. (2019). Indian Brachytherapy Society Guidelines for radiotherapeutic management of cervical cancer with special emphasis on high-dose-rate brachytherapy. Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 11(4), pp.293-306. https://doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2019.87406

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Mahantshetty, Umesh et al. "Indian Brachytherapy Society Guidelines for radiotherapeutic management of cervical cancer with special emphasis on high-dose-rate brachytherapy." Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, vol. 11, no. 4, 2019, pp. 293-306. doi:10.5114/jcb.2019.87406.

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Mahantshetty U, Gudi S, Singh R, Sasidharan A, Sastri S, Gurram L et al. Indian Brachytherapy Society Guidelines for radiotherapeutic management of cervical cancer with special emphasis on high-dose-rate brachytherapy. Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy. 2019;11(4):293-306. doi:10.5114/jcb.2019.87406.

Brachytherapy (BT) for locally advanced cervical cancer is vital for optimal outcomes. There is heterogeneity in brachytherapy treatment practice for cervical cancer across India. In an attempt to standardize various processes involved in cervical cancer brachytherapy, the expert members of the Indian Brachytherapy Society (IBS) developed a document related to radiation therapy treatment of cervical cancer with special emphasis on brachytherapy. The guidelines are based on high quality clinical evidence, expert opinion and consensus wherever evidence was lacking. The document provides a guide for external beam radiation and details of all the processes involved in high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy including patient selection, preparation, principles and technique of BT applications, target and normal tissue definition, dose prescriptions, BT planning, reporting parameters, common complications of BT and their management, scope for research, etc. In summary, we present here practical tips and tricks, recording and reporting of cervical cancer brachytherapy, which can be implemented in various clinical environments and forms the basis of this report.

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Indian Brachytherapy Society Guidelines for radiotherapeutic management of cervical cancer with special emphasis on high-dose-rate brachytherapy

cervical cancer, brachytherapy, Indian Brachytherapy Society, high-dose-rate