title: Intraluminal brachytherapy in oesophageal cancer: defining its role and introducing the technique.
abstract: Intraluminal brachytherapy plays an important role in the treatment of oesophageal tumours. This article aims to define this role in the curative as well as in the palliative treatment settings drawing on data from the literature, and also emphasizing its potential for harm when used inexpertly. It also provides a short introduction to practical aspects of the treatment procedure and treatment planning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lettmaier
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
authors.forename: Vratislav
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Strnad
keywords: brachytherapy; curative; oesophageal cancer; palliative; technique
references.citation: Dis Esophagus. 2005;18(3):131-9
references.pmid: 16045572
references.citation: Brachytherapy. 2012 Mar-Apr;11(2):130-6
references.pmid: 21700506
references.citation: Int J Clin Oncol. 2012 Jun;17(3):263-71
references.pmid: 21748259
references.citation: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1997 Apr 1;38(1):127-32
references.pmid: 9212013
references.citation: Tumori. 2013 Mar-Apr;99(2):172-5
references.pmid: 23748810
references.citation: Lancet. 2004 Oct 23-29;364(9444):1497-504
references.pmid: 15500894
references.citation: Am J Gastroenterol. 2011 Sep;106(9):1612-20
references.pmid: 21670770
references.citation: Onkologie. 2004 Feb;27(1):39-44
references.pmid: 15007247
references.citation: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1993 Dec 1;27(5):1069-72
references.pmid: 8262829
references.citation: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1999 Oct 1;45(3):623-8
references.pmid: 10524414
references.citation: Radiother Oncol. 1998 Jul;48(1):15-21
references.pmid: 9756167
references.citation: Radiother Oncol. 2010 Dec;97(3):488-94
references.pmid: 20950882
references.citation: World J Gastroenterol. 2013 Sep 14;19(34):5598-606
references.pmid: 24039351
references.citation: World J Surg. 1987 Aug;11(4):426-32
references.pmid: 3630187
references.citation: Cancer. 2000 Mar 1;88(5):988-95
references.pmid: 10699886