Purpose Brachytherapy, as a definition, is derived from ancient Greek words for 'short
distance'(brachios) and 'treatment'(therapy), and refers to therapeutic use of encapsulated …

Radiotherapy (RT) has been extensively applied in clinical cancer therapy. However, cancer
cells usually exhibit high resistance to radiation, ultimately resulting in the failure of tumor …

Highly localized radiotherapy with radionuclides is a commonly used treatment modality for
patients with unresectable solid tumors. Herein, we propose a novel α-nanobrachytherapy …

Even though cancer therapeutic methods are improving rapidly, cancer recurrence has
always remained a big challenge. Even a small lesion of missed neoplastic cells during the …

Brachytherapy, along with external beam radiation therapy (EBRT), is an essential and
effective radiation treatment process. In brachytherapy, in contrast to EBRT, the radiation …

Radiation therapy (RT) is an important component of breast cancer treatment that reduces
local recurrence and improves survival after breast conservation. Breast conservation rates …

Purpose Breast cancer is the most frequently detected cancer in women in developed
countries and its incidence ranges from 25 to 30% of all cancers in women. Average age of …

Breast conservation therapy exemplifies the tailoring of medicine in the care of patients with
cancer. Akin to improvements in surgical approaches, accelerated partial breast irradiation …

Purpose Accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) is usually performed as a post-
lumpectomy radiotherapy technique for women with early-stage breast cancer to deliver …

Purpose Multicatheter interstitial brachytherapy (MIB) in breast cancer is being practiced
over the past four decades to deliver tumor bed boost after whole breast radiotherapy …