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Radiation Oncology • Gynecologic Cancers • Brachytherapy • Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy • Cervical Cancer
Are there instances where you prefer an SBRT boost rather than a brachytherapy boost when treating definitive locally advanced cervical cancer?
If so, what dose/volume is prescribed? How do you account for motion?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
No.
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Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
No. SBRT should only be considered if patients are not able to undergo brachytherapy. All options including referral to an academic center should be exhausted.
For those who are ineligible, here is a description of the SBRT technique with retrospective institutional data: Andersen et al., Cur...
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Radiation Oncologist at Allegheny Health Network
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