Arboleda LPA, de Carvalho GB, Santos-Silva AR, Fernandes GA, Vartanian JG, Conway DI, et al. Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, oropharynx, and larynx: A scoping review of treatment guidelines worldwide. Cancers (Basel). 2023;15:4405. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15174405.

Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Ellis MA, Graboyes EM, Wahlquist AE, Neskey DM, Kaczmar JM, Schopper HK, et al. Primary surgery vs radiotherapy for early stage oral cavity cancer. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018;158:649–59. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599817746909.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Nibu KI, Hayashi R, Asakage T, Ojiri H, Kimata Y, Kodaira T, et al. Japanese clinical practice guideline for head and neck cancer. Auris Nasus Larynx. 2017;44:375–80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anl.2017.02.004.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Fein DA, Mendenhall WM, Parsons JT, McCarty PJ, Stringer SP, Million RR, et al. Carcinoma of the oral tongue: a comparison of results and complications of treatment with radiotherapy and/or surgery. Head Neck. 1994;16:358–65. https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.2880160410.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Nakashima T, Nakamura K, Shiratsuchi H, Yasumatsu R, Toh S, Shioyama Y, et al. Clinical outcome of partial glossectomy or brachytherapy in early-stage tongue cancer. Nihon Jibiinkoka Gakkai Kaiho. 2010;113:456–62. https://doi.org/10.3950/jibiinkoka.113.456.[inJapanese].

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Umeda M, Komatsubara H, Ojima Y, Minamikawa T, Shibuya Y, Yokoo S, et al. A comparison of brachytherapy and surgery for the treatment of stage I-II squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2005;34:739–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijom.2005.02.015.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Inoue T, Inoue T, Teshima T, Murayama S, Shimizutani K, Fuchihata H, et al. Phase III trial of high and low dose rate interstitial radiotherapy for early oral tongue cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1996;36:1201–4. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0360-3016(96)00420-8.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Inoue T, Inoue T, Yoshida K, Yoshioka Y, Shimamoto S, Tanaka E, et al. Phase III trial of high- vs. low-dose-rate interstitial radiotherapy for early mobile tongue cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2001;51:171–5. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0360-3016(01)01561-9.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Yamazaki H, Inoue T, Yoshida K, Yoshioka Y, Furukawa S, Kakimoto N, et al. Brachytherapy for early oral tongue cancer: low dose rate to high dose rate. J Radiat Res. 2003;44:37–40. https://doi.org/10.1269/jrr.44.37.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Kakimoto N, Inoue T, Inoue T, Murakami S, Furukawa S, Yoshida K, et al. Results of low- and high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy for T3 mobile tongue cancer. Radiother Oncol. 2003;68:123–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-8140(03)00055-0.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Konishi M, Fujita M, Takeuchi Y, Kubo K, Imano N, Nishibuchi I, et al. Treatment outcomes of real-time intraoral sonography-guided implantation technique of 198Au grain brachytherapy for T1 and T2 tongue cancer. J Radiat Res. 2021;62:871–6. https://doi.org/10.1093/jrr/rrab059.

Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Konishi M, Takeuchi Y, Imano N, Kubo K, Nishibuchi I, Murakami Y, et al. Brachytherapy with 198Au grains for cancer of the floor of the mouth: relationships between radiation dose and complications. Oral Radiol. 2022;38:105–13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11282-021-00532-8.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Konishi M, Hirokawa J, Miyoshi S, Katsuta T, Imano N, Nishibuchi I, et al. Effectiveness of spacers in brachytherapy with 198Au grains for patients with buccal mucosa cancer. Anticancer Res. 2023;43:2265–71. https://doi.org/10.21873/anticanres.16390.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Khalilur R, Hayashi K, Shibuya H. Brachytherapy for tongue cancer in the very elderly is an alternative to external beam radiation. Br J Radiol. 2011;84:747–9. https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr/23130739.

Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Yoshimura R, Shibuya H, Miura M, Watanabe H, Ayukawa F, Hayashi K, et al. Quality of life of oral cancer patients after low-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009;73:772–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.05.001.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Hatori N, Yamakawa T, Eda T, Habu T, Endo H. Exposure doses of nurse in the radiation therapy using sealed small radiation sources. Jpn Soc Radiol Technol. 1979;35:429–36 ([in Japanese]).

Article  Google Scholar 

Matsuoka Y, Tsujii H, Mizoe J, Arimoto T, Kamada T, Shirato H, et al. Measurement of radiation exposures to the radiotherapists in the brachytherapy—comparison of the iridium and cesium therapy. Nihon Igaku Hōshasen Gakkai Zasshi. 1986;46:1035–40 ([in Japanese]).

PubMed  Google Scholar 

Shimizutani K, Koseki Y, Inoue T, Teshima T, Furukawa S, Kubo K, et al. Application of 198Au grains for carcinoma of oral cavity. Strahlenther Onkol. 1995;171:29–34.

PubMed  Google Scholar 

O’Sullivan B. Head and neck tumours. In: Brierley JD, Gospodarowicz MK, Wittekind C, editors. TNM classification of malignant tumours. 8th ed. West Sussex: Wiley; 2017. p. 17–21.

Google Scholar 

Onai Y. The physical basics of brachytherapy. In: Shigematsu Y, editor. Brachytherapy. Tokyo: Shinoharashinsha Publishers Inc.; 1980. p. 39–85 ([in Japanese]).

Google Scholar 

Schubert LK, Miften M. The physics of brachytherapy. In: Montemaggi P, Trombetta M, Brady LW, editors. Brachytherapy: an international perspective. Berlin: Springer; 2016. p. 13–27. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26791-3_3.

Chapter  Google Scholar 

Konishi M, Takeuchi Y, Kubo K, Imano N, Nishibuchi I, Murakami Y, et al. Reirradiation using 198Au grain brachytherapy for recurrent oral cancer cases previously treated by definitive radiotherapy. Anticancer Res. 2022;42:293–300. https://doi.org/10.21873/anticanres.15485.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Fujita M, Hirokawa Y, Kashiwado K, Akagi Y, Kashimoto K, Kiriu H, et al. An analysis of mandibular bone complications in radiotherapy for T1 and T2 carcinoma of the oral tongue. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1996;34:333–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-3016(95)02066-7.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Fujita M, Hirokawa Y, Kashiwado K, Akagi Y, Kashimoto K, Kiriu H, et al. Interstitial brachytherapy for stage I and II squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue: factors influencing local control and soft tissue complications. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1999;44:767–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0360-3016(99)00068-1.

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Stewart FA, Akleyev AV, et al; Authors on behalf of ICRP. Ann ICRP. ICRP Publication; 41:118: ICRP statement on tissue reactions and early and late effects of radiation in normal tissues and organs–threshold doses for tissue reactions in a radiation protection context. 2012;1–322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icrp.2012.02.001.

Ikezawa K, Hayashi S, Takenaka M, Yakushijin T, Nagaike K, Takada R, et al. Occupational radiation exposure to the lens of the eyes and its protection during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Sci Rep. 2023;13:7824. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34740-5.

Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar