Your personalized care plan will outline your diagnosis and cancer treatment options. Your radiation therapy treatment may include:

• Deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH)
• External beam therapy (EBT)
• High dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR)
• Image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT)
• Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
• Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT)
• Respiratory gating
• Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT)
• Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)

The Swedish Radiation Oncology specialists are experienced in providing high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy as a highly effective treatment for gynecologic cancers. HDR brachytherapy is an advanced radiation treatment method that allows for personalized, targeted and precise delivery of radiation.

Our team works collaboratively with experts from related disciplines to ensure the highest quality brachytherapy treatments. First, our team coordinates with a large, multidisciplinary team on your cancer case to make recommendations for any appropriate radiation therapies. Then, your care plan is put into place by a team that often includes:

• Dosimetrists
• Gynecologic oncologists
• Radiation oncologists
• Radiation physicists
• Radiologists
• Specialized nurses

The brachytherapy procedure begins in the clinic or operating room, where the radiation oncologist places a specialized applicator against or inside the target area. You are then moved to the radiation suite, where the team uses imaging to create an up-to-the-minute, customized care plan. The plan is then completed by placing radiation through the applicator and directly against (intracavity) or into (interstitial) the tumor. This allows a high dose of radiation to be delivered directly to the malignancy. The applicator is then removed, and you carry no radiation from the procedure room. Completed as an outpatient procedure, you are back to normal activity upon discharge with minimal side effects.

Many find success with brachytherapy treatment for gynecologic cancers because it is:

• Personalized to their specific anatomy, tumor location and health needs
• Targeted, allowing for the highest doses of radiation to help eradicate the cancer
• Precise, minimizing damage to healthy areas of the body, and leaving minimal side effects

Your oncologist orders brachytherapy. To find a gynecologic oncologist or get a second opinion, call (855) 790-3627.

To refer a patient or learn more about our radiation oncology capabilities, contact us at (303) 788-5860.