Transitioning India to advanced image based adaptive brachytherapy: a national impact analysis of upgrading National Cancer Grid cervix cancer guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High-dose-rate image guided brachytherapy (IGBT) for cervical cancer leads to improved local control and reduced toxicity and is a critical component of treatment. However, transition to IGBT requires capacity upscaling. An institutional activity mapping and national impact analysis of such a transition were undertaken to understand feasibility.

Methods

Between September 2020 and March 2021, activity mapping was conducted in a high-volume centre that triaged cervical cancer patients for brachytherapy into four workflows; A: two-dimensional (2D) X-Ray point A-based intracavitary brachytherapy, B: CT point A-based intracavitary brachytherapy, C: MRI/CT-volume based intracavitary brachytherapy, D: MRI/CT volume-based intracavitary +/- interstitial brachytherapy. Clin

SUBMITTER: Hande V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10485789 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature