HAPPY - Humanity Assurance Protocol in interventional radiotheraPY (brachytherapy) - An AIRO Interventional Radiotherapy Study Group project
Purpose: Interventional procedures may produce emotional distress, particularly in interventional radiotherapy (IRT, brachytherapy - BT). This work would like to propose a series of recommendations/interventions to guarantee a human approach in order to favor the psychological well-being of the patient during interventional radiotherapy. Material and methods: Thirty patients affected by gynecological cancer and treated with endovaginal high-doserate IRT (HDR-IRT) were selected from January to March 2019.