Indian Brachytherapy Society consensus recommendations for brachytherapy in breast cancer.

Purpose: This consensus statement of Indian Brachytherapy Society (IBS) aims to generate practical and reproducible guidelines allowing for direct implementation in the Indian scenario.

Material And Methods: IBS board of directors appointed a panel of physicians with expertise in breast cancer and, in particular, breast brachytherapy, to develop a consensus statement. First, a literature review on breast brachytherapy was conducted, focusing on randomized trials, prospective studies, and multi-institutional series.

Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Human Milk Banking among Antenatal Mothers Attending Antenatal Clinic.

Background Breast milk is the ideal food that has essential nutrients for the normal growth and development of infants. It contains antibodies that help to protect against many common childhood illnesses. For infants who cannot receive breast milk from their own mothers, due to maternal illness, death, medication, disability, insufficient milk production, allergies, or prematurity, donated breastmilk can become the ideal option.

Gynecological brachytherapy hybrid training: The Tata Memorial Centre and BrachyAcademy experience.

Purpose: The lack of training is a significant barrier to practicing brachytherapy (BT). Tata Memorial Centre, alongside international BT experts and BrachyAcademy, developed a hybrid gynecological BT training module. This study outlines the preparation, organization, and execution of the 2022-2023 Mumbai training, evaluates its effectiveness, and highlights areas for improvement.

Patterns of quality assurance and treatment planning for stereotactic body radiation therapy in India - A survey.

Aim: The use of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is an increasing trend in the country. The aim of this study is to gain knowledge on patterns of quality assurance (QA) and treatment planning (TP) aspects with respect to SBRT.

Materials And Methods: A questionnaire with multiple choice was designed to determine practices of SBRT covering areas such as years of experience, type of linear accelerator, tumor-motion strategies, calculation algorithm used in the TP system (TPS), the protocol used for small field dosimetry, the detector used for small field dosimetry and QA, respiratory management during delivery.

Volumetric and geometric changes in the parotid glands and target volume during image-guided radiotherapy for locally advanced oropharyngeal cancers.

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the volumetric and geometric changes in the parotid glands and target volume during image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) for locally advanced oropharyngeal cancers.

Materials And Methods: Twenty patients receiving radiotherapy using IGRT at a dose of 70 Gy/35 fractions/7 weeks for locally advanced oropharyngeal cancers were accrued. Radiotherapy planning computed tomography (CT) scans were performed at pre-radiotherapy (RT), 20, 40, and 60 Gy for each patient.