title: [Guidelines for external radiotherapy and brachytherapy: 2nd edition].
abstract: In 2007, a first edition was published with the objective to produce guidelines for optimization, harmonization and homogenization of practices in external radiation therapy in France. The second edition, including brachytherapy, has the same objective and takes into account recent technologic improvements (intensity modulation radiation therapy, stereotactic radiotherapy, and 3-dimension brachytherapy) and results of literature. The first part is about daily use of general principles (quality, security, image-guided radiation therapy) and the second is to describe each treatment step in main cancers.
authors: Société française de radiothérapie oncologique, centre Antoine-Béclère, 45, rue des Saints-Pères, 75005 Paris, France; Institut de cancérologie de l'Ouest-René-Gauducheau, boulevard Jacques-Monod, 44805 Saint-Herblain-Nantes, France. Electronic address: marc-andre.mahe@ico.unicancer.fr.
authors: M-A
authors: MA
authors: Mahé
authors: Société française de radiothérapie oncologique, centre Antoine-Béclère, 45, rue des Saints-Pères, 75005 Paris, France; Service de radiothérapie, CHU, 37000 Tours, France.
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Barillot
authors: Société française de radiothérapie oncologique, centre Antoine-Béclère, 45, rue des Saints-Pères, 75005 Paris, France; Institut Sainte-Catherine, 250, chemin de Baigne-Pieds, CS 80005, 84918 Avignon cedex 9, France.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Chauvet
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends
keywords: Brachytherapy; Curiethérapie; External radiotherapy; Guide; Guidelines; Procédures; Radiothérapie externe