Carotid dosimetry after re-irradiation with

Authors

• Amanda Walsh
• Emily Hubley
• Laura Doyle
• David Cognetti
• Joseph Curry
• Voichita Bar-Ad
• Adam Luginbuhl

Publication/Presentation Date

6-1-2019

Abstract

PURPOSE: Permanent seed implant cesium-131 (

MATERIAL AND METHODS: Eleven patients were implanted with

RESULTS: The maximum carotid dose was 77 ±52 Gy (range, 3-158 Gy). The closest seed to the carotid artery was 0.8 ±0.8 cm (range, 0.2-2.6 cm). One patient without a flap experienced carotid blowout, which was attributed to a non-healing wound rather than to high radiation doses.

CONCLUSIONS: Carotid artery doses from

Volume

11

Issue

3

First Page

221

Last Page

226

ISSN

1689-832X

Published In/Presented At

Walsh, A., Hubley, E., Doyle, L., Cognetti, D., Curry, J., Bar-Ad, V., & Luginbuhl, A. (2019). Carotid dosimetry after re-irradiation with 131Cs permanent implant brachytherapy in recurrent, resected head and neck cancer. Journal of contemporary brachytherapy, 11(3), 221–226. https://doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2019.86298

Disciplines

Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

PubMedID

31447900

Department(s)

Administration and Leadership

Document Type

Article