Image-guided gynecological brachytherapy: first experience in a radiotherapy service. Case report

Juan C. Pari-Salas; Alberto E. Gonzáles-Ccoscco; Digna C. Santos-Flores; Verónica del Rosario Quispe-Charaja; Albert Bedregal-Cruz

doi:10.24875/j.gamo.23000064

Image-guided gynecological brachytherapy: first experience in a radiotherapy service. Case report

Juan C. Pari-Salas
, Alberto E. Gonzáles-Ccoscco
, Digna C. Santos-Flores
, Verónica del Rosario Quispe-Charaja
, Albert Bedregal-Cruz

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Abstract

Brachytherapy has undeniable role in cervical cancer treatment. As image-guided brachytherapy can be done with computed tomography (CT). We report our first CT-guided brachytherapy case. A 62-year patient with IIIC1 stage received chemotherapy and chemoradiotherapy, 50.4 Gy/28 fractions with central protection (CP) last six fractions. Four brachytherapy applications were done.There were issues in reporting the dose, because CP, dose to 90% of high risk clinical target volume was 85.9 Gy, and organ at risk doses were within the constraints. At 3 months, the patient is alive and well, with mild abdominal pain. It is feasible, with few resources, to advance from 2D to 3D CT-guided brachytherapy.

Translated title of the contribution	Braquiterapia ginecológica guiada por imágenes: primera experiencia en un servicio de radioterapia. Reporte de caso
Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	74-81
Number of pages	8
Journal	Gaceta Mexicana de Oncologia
Volume	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.24875/j.gamo.23000064
State	Indexed - Jun 2024
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Brachytherapy
Cancer
Case report
Cervix
Computed tomography

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Image-guided gynecological brachytherapy: first experience in a radiotherapy service. Case report

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