1. Consensus and recommendations on vaginal-cuff Brachytherapy of the Spanish Brachytherapy Groups of SEOR and SEFM
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I. Rodriguez Rodriguez, J Anchuelo Latorre, F. Clemente Gutierrez, Seor, E. Villafranca Iturre, S Córdoba Largo, C Gutiérrez Miguélez, A Herreros Martínez, C. Sanz Freire, R. Polo Cezón, A Rovirosa Casino, S. Pérez Echagüen, J. Pérez Calatayud, D De Las Peñas Cabrera, S. Rodriguez Villalba, and P. Samper Ots
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0301 basic medicine ,Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Brachytherapy ,Planning target volume ,General Medicine ,Vaginal cuff ,Dose prescription ,03 medical and health sciences ,030104 developmental biology ,0302 clinical medicine ,Oncology ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Radiation oncology ,medicine ,Statistical analysis ,Medical physics ,Medical prescription ,business ,Radiation treatment planning - Abstract
On October 5, 2018, a meeting of the Spanish Society of Radiation Oncology (SEOR) Brachytherapy Group was held, in collaboration with the Spanish Society of Medical Physics (SEFM), with the aim of preparing a consensus document on postoperative vaginal-cuff brachytherapy (VCBT). A survey including 42 questions was sent to Spanish Radiation Oncology Centres before the meeting. The survey items included: experience in VCBT, technique indications, previous patient preparation, applicator type, implant procedure, computerized tomography (CT) simulation, definition of target volumes and organs at risk (OAR), dose prescription, fractionation, treatment planning, dosimetric parameters and constraints to OAR. Thirty-three centres answered the survey. Statistical analysis of the survey considered that there was consensus when there was ≥ 85% of agreement related to a survey item, otherwise an item with
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- 2020
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