 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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brachytherapy" by people in Profiles.
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Goldstein J, Even-Sapir E, Ben-Haim S, Saad A, Spieler B, Davidson T, Berger R, Weiss I, Appel S, Lawrence YR, Symon Z. Does Choline PET/CT Change the Management of Prostate Cancer Patients With Biochemical Failure? Am J Clin Oncol. 2017 Jun; 40(3):256-259.
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Casserly IP, Goldstein JA, Lasala JM. Late stent thrombosis in the nonbrachytherapy population: a real phenomenon? Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2003 Aug; 59(4):504-8.
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Chrysant GS, Goldstein JA, Casserly IP, Rogers JH, Kurz HI, Thorstad WL, Singh J, Lasala JM. Endovascular brachytherapy for treatment of bilateral renal artery in-stent restenosis. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2003 Jun; 59(2):251-4.
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