"Brachytherapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brachytherapy" by people in Profiles.
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Endobronchial brachytherapy for metastasis from extrapulmonary malignancies as an effective treatment for palliation of symptoms. Brachytherapy. 2017 May - Jun; 16(3):630-638.
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A prospective analysis of high-dose-rate endobronchial brachytherapy in the palliation of obstructive symptoms in lung cancer patients: A single-institution experience. Brachytherapy. 2015 Sep-Oct; 14(5):655-61.
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Adding external beam to intra-luminal brachytherapy improves palliation in obstructive squamous cell oesophageal cancer: a prospective multi-centre randomized trial of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Radiother Oncol. 2010 Dec; 97(3):488-94.
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Therapeutic options for esophageal cancer. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005 Jan; 20(1):163-4.
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Randomized prospective study comparing high-dose-rate intraluminal brachytherapy (HDRILBT) alone with HDRILBT and external beam radiotherapy in the palliation of advanced esophageal cancer. Brachytherapy. 2004; 3(4):191-5.
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Prospective randomized trial of HDR brachytherapy as a sole modality in palliation of advanced esophageal carcinoma--an International Atomic Energy Agency study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2002 May 01; 53(1):127-33.
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Fractionated high dose rate intraluminal brachytherapy in palliation of advanced esophageal cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1998 Jan 15; 40(2):447-53.
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The value of high-dose-rate microsource brachytherapy in the treatment of oesophageal carcinoma. S Afr Med J. 1997 Jan; 87(1):81-2.
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Palliation of carcinoma of the oesophagus with brachytherapy and the Didcott dilator. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 1996 Mar; 78(2):124-8.
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Initial experience with telebrachytherapy treatment in palliation of advanced oesophageal cancer. S Afr J Surg. 1995 Jun; 33(2):67-9.