論文

国際誌
2022年5月

Dosimetric Superiority of High-Dose-Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy Using a Surface Mold Applicator for Primary Cutaneous Angiosarcoma of the Scalp.

Cureus
  • Kei Takase
  • ,
  • Tomohiro Itonaga
  • ,
  • Ryuji Mikami
  • ,
  • Ryokichi Irisawa
  • ,
  • Kazuhiro Saito

14
5
開始ページ
e25056
終了ページ
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
DOI
10.7759/cureus.25056

The aim of this study was to demonstrate the utility of the dose-volume parameters of the target lesions and the radiation dose to the organ at risk (OAR) in two patients with primary cutaneous angiosarcoma of the scalp (CAS) treated with high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT) using a surface mold applicator. In 2020, two men, aged 80 years and 60 years, respectively, were treated with HDR-BT with paclitaxel for CAS with no distant metastases and no surgical indication at our institution. The total irradiated dose was 57 Gy administered in daily fractions of 3 Gy four days per week. The method of HDR-BT involved the construction of a helmet that fitted over the patient's head, with parallel catheters fixed to the outside at 2.0 cm intervals to transport the iridium-192 HDR-BT source. In conclusion, HDR-BT may be superior when the dose to the target lesion plays a more important role than the OAR dose in selecting radiotherapy modalities for CAS.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25056
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35719801
PubMed Central
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9199566
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.7759/cureus.25056
  • PubMed ID : 35719801
  • PubMed Central 記事ID : PMC9199566

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