Efficacy of medial needles in mitigating dose deficits from sub-optimally inserted tandems in cervical interstitial brachytherapy
In patients with sub-optimal tandem insertion, the placement of medial needles can compensate dose deficit, while keeping OARs doses within acceptable constraints. Further studies among larger cohorts are warranted to optimize treatment protocol.
Authors
- Sameed Hussain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7057-9431)
- Maryam Ejaz
- Mirza S. Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7007-9437)
- Abdus Samad Syed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0946-9855)
- Muhammad Sohaib Nadeem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8546-1994)
Institutions
- Combined Military Hospital (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2025.148375
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00