title: [Contribution of curietherapy in the treatment of ENT tumors].
abstract: Considerable improvement has been made in head and neck brachytherapy since the historical radium era. This technique now allows a conservative treatment for buccal cavity and oropharynx tumors with a local control similar to surgery. When combined with external beam radiotherapy, brachytherapy allows to give a lesser dose to the critical organs. We review the brachytherapy techniques and results for various head and neck location.
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiothérapie, Institut Jules Bordet, Bruxelles.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Beauvois
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000379:methods*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D007495:Iridium / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010039:Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*
chemical_list: D007495:Iridium
vernacular_title: Apport de la curiethérapie dans le traitement des tumeurs de la sphére ORL.