What dose constraint do you use for the female urethra in gynecologic brachytherapy?
Do the urethral constraints used in prostate brachytherapy apply to women undergoing gyn brachy?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
In our experience the tolerance is very different as the prostatic urethra and membranous urethra are very different. We have published our limited experience in Brachytherapy. When we do interstitial HDR brachy we limit 0.1 cc to 100 percent or less of what we prescribed. The 2cc concept is not app...