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Background / Introduction
Contribution of Brachytherapy to Nodal Dose
Range for individual Nodes!
External iliac:
D
98%
≈ 10-25% of p. A Dose*
Internal iliac:
D
98%
≈ 15-30% of p. A Dose*
BT contributes considerable D to pelvic N
Should be considered in evaluation of total D!
Mohamed SMI, et al. Brachytherapy 2015;14:56-61
Van den Bos W, et al. JCB 2014;6(1):21-7.
Petric P, et al. ASTRO 2014 (Abstract)
Lee YC, et al. Brachytherapy 2013;12:555-9.
*Assumption for intracavitary BT
Outside Pelvis:
Negligible D
*Assumption for intracavitary BT