caa a22 4500 605493685 CHVBK 20210128100522.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00261-015-0407-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00261-015-0407-y Brachytherapy in pelvic malignancies: a review for radiologists [Elektronische Daten] [Rafael Vicens, Joshua Rodriguez, Lawrence Sheplan, Cody Mayo III, Lauren Mayo, Corey Jensen] Brachytherapy, also known as sealed source or internal radiation therapy, involves placement of a radioactive source immediately adjacent to or within tumor, thus enabling delivery of a localized high dose of radiation. Compared with external beam radiation which must first pass through non-target tissues, brachytherapy results in less radiation dose to normal tissues. In the past decade, brachytherapy use has markedly increased, thus radiologists are encountering brachytherapy devices and their associated post-treatment changes to increasing degree. This review will present a variety of brachytherapy devices that radiologists may encounter during diagnostic pelvic imaging with a focus on prostate and gynecologic malignancies. The reader will become familiar with the function, correct position, and potential complications of brachytherapy devices in an effort to improve diagnostic reporting and communication with clinicians. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2015 Brachytherapy nationallicence Radiology nationallicence Brachytherapy imaging nationallicence Brachytherapy complications nationallicence Vicens Rafael Department of Radiology, Hospital Auxilio Mutuo, 00919, Hato Rey, PR, USA aut Rodriguez Joshua School of Medicine, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, PR, USA aut Sheplan Lawrence Department of Radiation Oncology, Hospital Auxilio Mutuo, Hato Rey, PR, USA aut Mayo III Cody Department of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Virgina, Charlottesville, VA, USA aut Mayo Lauren Department of Radiation Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA aut Jensen Corey Department of Radiology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA aut Abdominal Imaging Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 40/7(2015-10-01), 2645-2659 0942-8925 40:7<2645 2015 40 261 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-015-0407-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 review-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-015-0407-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Vicens Rafael Department of Radiology, Hospital Auxilio Mutuo, 00919, Hato Rey, PR, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rodriguez Joshua School of Medicine, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, PR, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sheplan Lawrence Department of Radiation Oncology, Hospital Auxilio Mutuo, Hato Rey, PR, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mayo III Cody Department of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Virgina, Charlottesville, VA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mayo Lauren Department of Radiation Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Jensen Corey Department of Radiology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Abdominal Imaging Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 40/7(2015-10-01), 2645-2659 0942-8925 40:7<2645 2015 40 261