Palliative care 2016

Endo-oesophageal brachytherapy HDR Palliative treatment

Christie series [Brewster et al 1995] n=197

14 gauge NG tube with HDR catheter 15Gy @ 1cm (163 patients) Treatment length:

<10cm 23% 11-15cm 61% >15cm 16%

‘sustained improvement’ in 54%