Deidre Batchelar, PhD

We aim to compare cervical cancer brachytherapy treatment plans created using custom 3D-printed patient-specific cylindrical templates (PSCTs) to commercially available hybrid interstitial applicators (Geneva/Venezia, Elekta).

To determine the dosimetric impact of 3D-printed patient-specific cylindrical templates (PSCTs) printed with Formlabs Biomed Clear (BC) resin in gynecologic (GYN) high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDRBT), and to validate clinical intuition of typical cases that w...

To evaluate the stability of interstitial applicators, secured using a belt-and-ties system, during gynecological high-dose rate brachytherapy (HDRBT) delivered over 3 days using a single implant.

High Dose Rate (HDR) brachytherapy requires a rapid turnaround from treatment planning to delivery. Medical physicists perform dose planning and quality assurance (QA) checks prior to treatment, but these tasks are time-consuming and involve repetitive manual...

To quantify the efficacy of CBCT-guided external beam online adaptive radiotherapy (oART) compared to conventional cervical cancer treatment methods, and to determine the impact of intrafraction anatomical motion on dosimetry.