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REVIEW article

Front. Oncol.
Sec. Radiation Oncology
Volume 14 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1442712

Brachytherapy for cervical cancer: from intracavitary to interstitial technique

Provisionally accepted
Xiaojing Yang Xiaojing Yang 1Hanru Ren Hanru Ren 2Zhen Li Zhen Li 1Jie Fu Jie Fu 1*
  • 1 Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
  • 2 Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

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    Cervical cancer is a common malignant tumor of female reproductive system. Radiation therapy is one of the main methods of cervical cancer treatment, of which brachytherapy is an essential and important part of radiation therapy for locally advanced cervical cancer. With the rapid development of imaging technologies such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), brachytherapy for cervical cancer has gradually developed from traditional two-dimensional image-guided technology to three-dimensional image-guided technology. And there are more and more treatment methods, including intracavitary brachytherapy, interstitial brachytherapy, and intracavitary combined interstitial implantation brachytherapy. We performed a PubMed search for introduce the application progress of intracavity, implantation, intracavity combined implantation brachytherapy and radioactive seed implantation, and discuss the dosimetric feasibility of internal and external fusion irradiation.

    Keywords: cervical cancer, Brachytherapy, Intracavitary brachytherapy, Interstitial brachytherapy, Radioactive seed implantation

    Received: 02 Jun 2024; Accepted: 21 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Yang, Ren, Li and Fu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Jie Fu, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

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