title: CT-assisted transbronchial brachytherapy for small peripheral lung cancer.
abstract: Transbronchial brachytherapy for small peripheral lung cancer was developed with the use of the CT-guided bronchoscopy technique. Under CT guidance, an applicator carrying a dummy source was introduced into a lesion and stabilized. A radioactive source was then delivered through the applicator using a high dose rate remote afterloading system. For multiple radiation fractions, a marker was placed immediately under the pleura in a peripheral bronchus penetrating the lesion using the CT-guided barium marking technique. During brachytherapy, an applicator with a dummy source was inserted under fluoroscopic guidance up to the marker. A radioactive source was subsequently delivered. CT-assisted transbronchial brachytherapy allows radiation to be delivered from inside a lesion. This minimizes radiation damage to noncancerous tissue and offers distinct advantages over conventional radiation techniques.
authors.affiliation: Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sumi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kondo
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000379:methods*; D001980:Bronchi; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D019583:Dose Fractionation, Radiation; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*