Dosimetric Impact of Air Pockets in the Vaginal Cuff Brachytherapy Using Model-based Dose Calculation Algorithm.

Background: Endometrial cancer is the most common disease of the female reproductive system. Vaginal cuff brachytherapy (VCB) has intrinsic advantages compared to external beam therapy when treated with radiation. A single-channel cylinder is a standard applicator in VCB.

Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Salivary Gland: Long Term Outcomes from a Tertiary Cancer Center in India.

To analyze the patterns of failure and factors affecting recurrence and overall survival in mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the salivary gland. The hospital records were retrospectively analyzed from October 2010 to January 2016. Patients diagnosed as mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the salivary gland were eligible for analysis.

Incidental radiation dose to internal mammary lymph nodal area in carcinoma breast patients treated with forward planning intensity-modulated radiation therapy technique: A single-institute dosimetric study.

Introduction: Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer in Indian females. The irradiation of internal mammary lymph nodal area (IMLN) is recommended by latest guidelines and literature, even in patients with N1 nodal disease, but it is not routinely done in many institutes due to the risk of late lung and heart toxicities. The incidence of isolated IMLN recurrence <1%.

A Dosimetric Analysis of the Rectal Doses in Intracavitary Brachytherapy of Carcinoma Cervix: A Prospective Study from a Single Institute.

Introduction: Carcinoma cervix is a common gynecologic malignancy in India and is treated with radical chemoradiation where intracavitary brachytherapy (ICR) is an integral part. In ICR of cervix, the two-dimensional (2D) point-based dosimetry cervix is the most common method used in high-volume centers with rectal dose calculation at modified ICRU rectal point with rectal wire placement. The rectal dose measurement using this method underestimates the dose to the rectum, and rectal dose also varies with the type of applicator used.

Carcinoma vulva patterns of recurrence and treatment outcomes: A single-institution experience.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the patterns of recurrence and outcomes in patients with vulvar cancer treated with surgery, with or without postoperative radiotherapy (RT) or RT alone.

Materials And Methods: The hospital records were retrospectively analyzed from February 2007 to May 2016. All patients that had biopsy-proven carcinoma vulva were included for analysis.

A dosimetric comparison between applicators used for brachytherapy in carcinoma cervix - A single-institute prospective study.

Introduction: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among Indian women. Radical radiotherapy with external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) and brachytherapy is the standard treatment for FIGO stage IB2 to IVA. An appropriate selection of brachytherapy applicator is needed according to the patient's anatomy.

High-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy in oral cancer-Its impact on quality of life.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to assess the impact of high-dose-rate (HDR) interstitial brachytherapy on quality of life (QOL) in oral cancer.

Methods And Materials: Thirty-two patients of oral cancer treated at our institute from January 2010 to December 2014 with radical radiotherapy (external beam radiotherapy + brachytherapy) were included for analysis; 30 patients received external beam radiotherapy (50-54 Gy) and HDR brachytherapy boost (18-24.5 Gy); 2 patients received radical HDR brachytherapy (31.

Study of positional dependence of dose to bladder, pelvic wall and rectal points in High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy in cervical cancer patients.

The objective of the study is to examine the variation in doses to, Bladder, pelvic wall and Rectal Points when a patient is simulated in Supine (S Position) and Lithotomy M shaped positions (LM Position), respectively as part of Intracavitary Brachytherapy in Cervical Cancer patients. Patients (n = 19) were simulated and orthogonal images were taken in S Position and LM Positions on a physical simulator. Digital orthogonal X-ray images were transferred to Brachyvision Treatment Planning System via Dicom to generate treatment plans.