Banerjee Susovan, Mahantshetty Umesh, Shrivastava Shyamkishore
Department of Radiation Oncology, Vienna General Hospital, Vienna, Austria.
Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India.
J Contemp Brachytherapy. 2014 Oct;6(3):331-5. doi: 10.5114/jcb.2014.45761. Epub 2014 Oct 6.
Brachytherapy can play a very important role in the definitive cure by radiation therapy in India. However, except for in a handful of centres, the majority of hospitals use it only for intracavitary treatment. The most probable reasons for such are the lack of logistical resources in terms of trained personal and supporting staff, rather than lack of radiotherapy machines and equipment. In this article, the authors look into the various aspects of brachytherapy in India: from its beginning to present days. The authors point out the resources available, shortcomings, and some possible solutions to make use of brachytherapy more popular and effective. Apart from presenting a picture of the present scenario, the article pays attention to the positive signs of brachytherapy becoming more popular in the near future.
在印度，近距离放射治疗在放射治疗根治疾病方面可发挥非常重要的作用。然而，除了少数几个中心外，大多数医院仅将其用于腔内治疗。造成这种情况最可能的原因是缺乏训练有素的专业人员和辅助人员等后勤资源，而非缺乏放射治疗机器和设备。在本文中，作者探讨了印度近距离放射治疗的各个方面：从其起源到如今的情况。作者指出了现有的资源、不足之处以及一些可能的解决方案，以使近距离放射治疗更普及且更有效。除了呈现当前的状况外，本文还关注了近距离放射治疗在不久的将来变得更受欢迎的积极迹象。
