 Brachytherapy
"Brachytherapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A collective term for interstitial, intracavity, and surface radiotherapy. It uses small sealed or partly-sealed sources that may be placed on or near the body surface or within a natural body cavity or implanted directly into the tissues.
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D001918
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.815.150
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| Concept/Terms |
Brachytherapy- Brachytherapy
- Radioisotope Brachytherapy
- Curietherapy
- Brachytherapy, Radioisotope
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| 1985 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1989 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2004 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brachytherapy" by people in Profiles.
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Liao Y, Dorafshar AH, Bernard D, Kim T, Camden NB, Wang D. High-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy vs external beam radiation for the treatment of complex keloids. Med Dosim. 2022 Summer; 47(2):158-160.
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Liao Y, Tatebe K, Barry P, Wang D, Turian J. A novel use of 3D-printed template in vaginal HDR brachytherapy. Brachytherapy. 2022 Mar-Apr; 21(2):238-243.
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Vidri RJ, Howell KJ, Meyer JE, Rivard MJ, Emrich JG, Price RA, Farma JM, Turian JV, Poli J, Wang D. Initial Clinical Experience With Novel Directional Low-Dose Rate Brachytherapy for Retroperitoneal Sarcoma. J Surg Res. 2021 12; 268:411-418.
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Thomadsen BR, Biggs PJ, Cardarelli GA, Chu JCH, Cormack RA, Feng W, Heaton HT, Hiatt JR, Law JN, Limmer JP, Ouhib Z, Pai S, Pillai S, Ringor MR, Rivard MJ, Waldron TJ, Caldwell BS, Holt RW, Pike TL, Safigholi H, Stacey C, Weigand F. Electronic intracavitary brachytherapy quality management based on risk analysis: The report of AAPM TG 182. Med Phys. 2020 Apr; 47(4):e65-e91.
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Redler G, Templeton A, Zhen H, Turian J, Bernard D, Chu JCH, Griem KL, Liao Y. Dosimetric effects of saline- versus water-filled balloon applicators for IORT using the model S700 electronic brachytherapy source. Brachytherapy. 2018 Mar - Apr; 17(2):500-505.
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Blumenfeld P, Sen N, Abrams R, Wang D. Advances in Radiation Therapy for Primary and Metastatic Adult Soft Tissue Sarcomas. Curr Oncol Rep. 2016 06; 18(6):36.
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Liao Y, Dandekar V, Chu JC, Turian J, Bernard D, Kiel K. Reporting small bowel dose in cervix cancer high-dose-rate brachytherapy. Med Dosim. 2016; 41(1):28-33.
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Yao R, Templeton AK, Liao Y, Turian JV, Kiel KD, Chu JC. Optimization for high-dose-rate brachytherapy of cervical cancer with adaptive simulated annealing and gradient descent. Brachytherapy. 2014 Jul-Aug; 13(4):352-60.
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Marwaha G, Macklis R, Singh AD, Wilkinson A. Brachytherapy. Dev Ophthalmol. 2013; 52:29-35.
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Compton JJ, Gaspar LE, Shrieve DC, Wilson LD, Griem KL, Amdur RJ, Lee WR. Resident-reported brachytherapy experience in ACGME-accredited radiation oncology training programs. Brachytherapy. 2013 Nov-Dec; 12(6):622-7.
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