Why is a very easy, useful, old technique underused? An overview of esophageal brachytherapy – interventional radiotherapy

Ángeles Rovirosa; Luca Tagliaferri; Adam Chicheł; Valentina Lancellotta; Yaowen Zhang; Gabriela Antelo; Peter Hoskin; Elzbieta van der Steen-Banasik; Albert Biete; György Kovács

doi:10.5114/jcb.2022.117726

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Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy

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Why is a very easy, useful, old technique underused? An overview of esophageal brachytherapy – interventional radiotherapy

Ángeles Rovirosa

^{1, 2}

,

Luca Tagliaferri

³

,

Adam Chicheł

⁴

,

Valentina Lancellotta

³

,

Yaowen Zhang

⁵

,

Gabriela Antelo

²

,

Peter Hoskin

⁶

,

Elzbieta van der Steen-Banasik

⁷

,

Albert Biete

^{1, 2}

,

György Kovács

⁸

Fonaments Clinics Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Spain
Radiation Oncology Department, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Radioterapia Oncologica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italia
Brachytherapy Department, Greater Poland Cancer Center, Poznań, Poland
Cancer Center, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
Mount Vernon Cancer Centre and University of Manchester, UK
Radiotherapy Group, Arnhen, The Netherlands
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Gemelli INTERACTS, Rome, Italy

J Contemp Brachytherapy 2022; 14, 3: 299–309

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2022.117726

Online publish date: 2022/06/30

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Rovirosa Á, Tagliaferri L, Chicheł A, et al. Why is a very easy, useful, old technique underused? An overview of esophageal brachytherapy – interventional radiotherapy. Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy. 2022;14(3):299-309. doi:10.5114/jcb.2022.117726.

APA

Rovirosa, Á., Tagliaferri, L., Chicheł, A., Lancellotta, V., Zhang, Y.,  & Antelo, G. et al. (2022). Why is a very easy, useful, old technique underused? An overview of esophageal brachytherapy – interventional radiotherapy. Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 14(3), 299-309. https://doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2022.117726

Chicago

Rovirosa, Ángeles, Luca Tagliaferri, Adam Chicheł, Valentina Lancellotta, Yaowen Zhang, Gabriela Antelo,  and Peter Hoskin et al. 2022. "Why is a very easy, useful, old technique underused? An overview of esophageal brachytherapy – interventional radiotherapy". Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy 14 (3): 299-309. doi:10.5114/jcb.2022.117726.

Harvard

Rovirosa, Á., Tagliaferri, L., Chicheł, A., Lancellotta, V., Zhang, Y., Antelo, G., Hoskin, P., Steen-Banasik, E., Biete, A.,  and Kovács, G. (2022). Why is a very easy, useful, old technique underused? An overview of esophageal brachytherapy – interventional radiotherapy. Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 14(3), pp.299-309. https://doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2022.117726

MLA

Rovirosa, Ángeles et al. "Why is a very easy, useful, old technique underused? An overview of esophageal brachytherapy – interventional radiotherapy." Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, vol. 14, no. 3, 2022, pp. 299-309. doi:10.5114/jcb.2022.117726.

Vancouver

Rovirosa Á, Tagliaferri L, Chicheł A, Lancellotta V, Zhang Y, Antelo G et al. Why is a very easy, useful, old technique underused? An overview of esophageal brachytherapy – interventional radiotherapy. Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy. 2022;14(3):299-309. doi:10.5114/jcb.2022.117726.

Endoesophageal brachytherapy (EBT) or endoesophageal interventional radiotherapy (EIRT) is an effective technique that has been used with varying frequency for many years. It is a very good technique in T1-T2 inoperable esophageal cancer and in the palliation of dysphagia. However, only some centers have access to this technique, and consequently, it is underused. Here, we discussed the indications and several technical aspects as well as the literature available. Also, why this technique is underused and how this can be overcome. We consider that EBT is a very effective technique that should be used whenever indicated.

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Why is a very easy, useful, old technique underused? An overview of esophageal brachytherapy – interventional radiotherapy

Ángeles Rovirosa 1, 2 , Luca Tagliaferri 3 , Adam Chicheł 4 , Valentina Lancellotta 3 , Yaowen Zhang 5 , Gabriela Antelo 2 , Peter Hoskin 6 , Elzbieta van der Steen-Banasik 7 , Albert Biete 1, 2 , György Kovács 8

esophageal cancer, endoesophageal brachytherapy, results, interventional radiotherapy

Ángeles Rovirosa

^{1, 2}

,

Luca Tagliaferri

³

,

Adam Chicheł

⁴

,

Valentina Lancellotta

³

,

Yaowen Zhang

⁵

,

Gabriela Antelo

²

,

Peter Hoskin

⁶

,

Elzbieta van der Steen-Banasik

⁷

,

Albert Biete

^{1, 2}

,

György Kovács

⁸