Improving gynecologic brachytherapy patient experience by optimizing MRI, anesthesia, and scheduling to decrease the length of time tandem and ovoid applicators are in place

摘要

PURPOSE: Brachytherapy requires multiple different steps and plays a critical role in treatment for gynecological cancer. In an effort to improve gynecologic patient experience, we investigated how different aspects of the procedure influence how long the patient has the brachytherapy applicator in place.