CPB Ljubljana 2018 course book

Indications of skin brachytherapy

• Exclusive brachytherapy: in epidermal skin cancers T1 - T2 N0 on the face for which curative surgery with adequate margins cannot be offered without mutilation or extensive reconstructive surgery.

• Brachytherapy as a boost:

in larger T2 - T3 or in N+ cases after EBRT to the primary tumour and lymph nodes.

• Postoperative Brachytherapy:

when close or positive margins, or with nerve involvement.