An overview of the development of image-guided interventional brachytherapy in Mainland China
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1004-4221.2016.04.001
- VernacularTitle:中国大陆地区影像引导介入近距离治疗学发展概述
- Author:
Junjie WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Image-guided;
Interventions brachytherapy;
Neoplasms/radiotherapy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology
2016;25(4):301-303
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
This article reviews the development of image-guided interventional brachytherapy from eight aspects, including the background for interstitial brachytherapy with radioactive seeds for the treatment of tumors, types of radioactive seeds, computational treatment planning system and dose assessment system, image-guided technology, minimally invasive organ-preserving technique with radioactive seed implantation, progress in clinical application, and perspectives.By writing this article, the author hopes to provide a reference for the audience and to promote the development of this discipline.
