Salvage irradiation of oropharynx and mobile tongue about 192 iridium brachytherapy in centre Alexis Vautrin

Reirradiation for Recurrent Neck Metastases of Head-and-Neck Tumors Using CT-Guided Interstitial 192Ir HDR Brachytherapy

“…At this, many studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of interstitial BRT in the management of locally recurrent or secondary primary lesions, which develop within a previously irradiated volume [16,18,26,28,31,40,44].…”

Re-Treatment After Full-Course Radiotherapy: Is It a Viable Option?

“…There was no apparent correlation between re-treatment dose and complication rate. Langlois et al (61) reported on a series of 123 patients re-treated between 1972 and 1984 for recurrence or new primary tumours of the tongue or oropharynx in previously irradiated areas. The total re-irradiation doses ranged from 31 to 84 Gy (mean 62 Gy), delivered in an average time of 12 days.…”

Role of Perioperative Brachytherapy in the Treatment of Malignancies Involving the Skull Base and Orbit

“…Although interstitial BT has been more widely used and established in cancers of the oropharynx 32,33,53,75,76 or PSC without invasion of the anterior skull base, 46 there are only a few reports specifically addressing BT application in PSC located at the anterior base of skull as shown in Tables 1 and 2. These efforts have in common that BT has been applied in combination with preceding tumor resection, so that consideration had to be given to whether a gross-total excision or tumor debulking can be accomplished and at what costs for surrounding structures.…”

“…[45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55] The exact placement of BT applicators is crucial for reliable dose distribution and by effective BT. There are many inherent difficulties of exact placement of BT applicators in the head and neck region because of its complex anatomic shape and bony structures.…”