In our last episode, we mastered the modern techniques for planning pelvic external beam radiation. But for the definitive treatment of cervical cancer, EBRT is only the first half of the story. The second, non-negotiable component for achieving a cure is brachytherapy. Today, we’re going to build the case for why brachytherapy is mandatory. We’ll review the powerful evidence demonstrating its survival benefit over external-beam boosts, the critical importance of overall treatment time, and the paradigm shift toward image-guided volumetric targets that has transformed outcomes.

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