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Guinot JL, Diezhandino P, de Frutos JM, Fuentemilla N, Gonzalez-Perez V, Gutierrez C, Herreros A, Martinez-Monge R, Perez-Echagüen S, Pino F, Roldán S, Rovirosa A, Santos MA, Sanz-Freire CJ, Villafranca E. Status of head and neck brachytherapy in Spain in 2022. Clin Transl Oncol 2024; 26:456-460. [PMID: 37548869 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-023-03265-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
Abstract
PURPOSE Brachytherapy (BT) has been used for many years for disease control in tumours of the head and neck area (H&N). It is currently performed with high dose rate (HDR) or pulsed dose rate (PDR), but its use has been reduced due to the implementation of new non-invasive external beam radiotherapy techniques such as intensity modulation (IMRT) and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and the improvement of surgical techniques. METHODS The Spanish Brachytherapy Group (GEB) has carried out a survey to find out the number of centres in Spain that continue to use BT in H&N and its indications and expectations for the future. RESULTS The results were presented at the XX GEB Consensus Meeting held on October 21, 2022, in Valencia (Spain) and it was confirmed that, although there are fewer and fewer centres that use BT in H&N, there are still units with extensive experience in this technique that should be positioned as referral centres. CONCLUSION It is necessary to carry out continuous work with other specialities involved, such as H&N surgeons, and other radiation oncologists, to improve the training of residents, both oncologists and medical physicists.
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- Jose Luis Guinot
- Radiation Oncology Department, Fundacion Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia (I.V.O.), C/Profesor Beltran Baguena 8, 46009, Valencia, Spain.
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Physics, Fundacion Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia (I.V.O.), Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut Català d'Oncologia, Barcelona, Spain
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Hospital Clínic Universitari, Barcelona, Spain
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- Radiation Oncology Department, CIBIR - Complejo Hospitalario San Pedro La Rioja, Logroño, Spain
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- Department of Medical Physics, Institut Català d'Oncologia, Barcelona, Spain
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Hospital Clínic Universitari, Barcelona, Spain
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Fundacion Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia (I.V.O.), C/Profesor Beltran Baguena 8, 46009, Valencia, Spain
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- Medical Physics Department, CIBIR - Complejo Hospitalario San Pedro La Rioja, Logroño, Spain
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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D'Onofrio I, Nardone V, Reginelli A, Cappabianca S. Chemoradiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:2820. [PMID: 37345157 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15102820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a highly challenging cancer [...].
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- Ida D'Onofrio
- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy
- Radiotherapy Unit, Ospedale del Mare, ASL Napoli 1 Centro, 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy
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Kim J, Moon JY, Park RH, Shin HB, Shin SJ, Chang JS. Feasibility of using dental putty-based custom molds for high-dose-rate brachytherapy of oral mucosal melanoma. Phys Med 2022; 103:119-126. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2022.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 08/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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