A review on the transition from PDR to HDR brachytherapy (interventional radiotherapy) for treatment of head and neck cancer: Clinical and practical aspects
Both PDR and HDR BT result in excellent LC with median above 93% for lip and nasal vestibule carcinomas. Therefore, a transition from PDR to HDR BT is not expected to influence local control. In terms of practical aspects, questionnaire results show that HDR provides more flexibility than PDR in terms of patient hospitalization and afterloader availability. The choice between PDR or HDR is mostly dependent on institutional resources.
Authors
- Ruud G. H. van Leeuwen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4016-8003)
- Bruno Fionda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3368-1810)
- Inger-Karine Kolkman-Deurloo
- Ina M. Jürgenliemk‐Schulz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4911-006X)
- Elisa Placidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4613-6870)
- Gerda M. Verduijn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3513-6544)
- Milena Smolic
- Abrahim Al‐Mamgani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0748-6640)
- P.S. Kroon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6587-6204)
- Mischa de Ridder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2530-3038)
- Luca Tagliaferri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2308-0982)
- Ellen M. Zwijnenburg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1727-8215)
- Maarten Kastelijns
- Renske van Noortwijk
- Martijn Ketelaars
Institutions
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic (IT)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- Advanced Radiation Therapy (United States) (US)
- Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital (NL)
- Erasmus MC Cancer Institute (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brachytherapy
- Published
- 2025-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brachy.2025.09.007
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00