American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) Emerging Technology Committee Report on Electronic Brachytherapy
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (United States)
- Department of Radiation Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY (United States)
- Division of Radiation Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL (United States)
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA (United States)
- 21st Century Oncology, Inc., Ft. Myers, FL (United States)
The development of novel technologies for the safe and effective delivery of radiation is critical to advancing the field of radiation oncology. The Emerging Technology Committee of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology appointed a Task Group within its Evaluation Subcommittee to evaluate new electronic brachytherapy methods that are being developed for, or are already in, clinical use. The Task Group evaluated two devices, the Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy System by Xoft, Inc. (Fremont, CA), and the Intrabeam Photon Radiosurgery Device by Carl Zeiss Surgical (Oberkochen, Germany). These devices are designed to deliver electronically generated radiation, and because of their relatively low energy output, they do not fall under existing regulatory scrutiny of radioactive sources that are used for conventional radioisotope brachytherapy. This report provides a descriptive overview of the technologies, current and future projected applications, comparison of competing technologies, potential impact, and potential safety issues. The full Emerging Technology Committee report is available on the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology Web site.
- OSTI ID:
- 21372147
- Journal Information:
- International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, Vol. 76, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.10.068; PII: S0360-3016(09)03553-6; Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; ISSN 0360-3016
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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