Tandem Ring Cervical Cancer

For cervical cancer an applicator called a tandem and ovoid delivers radiation.

Tandem ring cervical cancer. They will place a small tube called a cervical stent into your cervix. When using a tandem and ring for cervical cancer brachytherapy. Smit sleeve ring and tandem goal of the procedure brachytherapy or internal radiation therapy is a way of giving a higher dose of radiation to the tumor area while sparing or reducing radiation exposure to. Tandem and ring brachytherapy for cervical cancer.

Anteriorly to the ovoids to move the bladder more anteriorly but i don t believe there s an anterior paddle with the tandem and. Upmc hillman cancer center is part of the upmc family. Cancer cells within the uterus cervix or vagina. It is placed inside your uterus to provide treatment to that area if you have not had a hysterectomy.

Then the ring will be placed over the tandem around your cervix. A ring is a thin tube that forms a circle on one end. The ovoids are round hollow metal holders that are placed adjacent to cervix for some patients with cervical cancer. Automatic tandem and ring reconstruction using mri for cervical cancer brachytherapy william t.

A tandem is a small metal tube. Hdr implant for the cervix or endometrium ring and tandem delivers a high dose of radiation over a short period of time. Hrinivich department of radiation oncology and molecular radiation sciences johns hopkins university baltimore md 21287 usa. Once the cervical stent is in place the tandem will be placed into the stent.

You may hear about the use of a tandem a small metal tube which is placed inside your uterus to provide treatment to that area if you have not had a hysterectomy. It is placed next to the cervix for some patients with cervical cancer. When they re ready to start the procedure to place the applicator your doctor will gently dilate your cervix. I know that you do for tandem and ovoid but my question is for tandem and ring.