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Are there instances where you prefer an SBRT boost rather than a brachytherapy boost when treating definitive locally advanced cervical cancer?

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Radiation Oncology · University of Kentucky

No.

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Radiation Oncology · University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio MD Anderson Mays Cancer Center

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., Cureus 20...

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