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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	E02.815.150
Concept/Terms	Brachytherapy Brachytherapy Radioisotope Brachytherapy Curietherapy Brachytherapy, Radioisotope Plaque Therapy, Radioisotope Plaque Therapy, Radioisotope Radioisotope Plaque Therapy Therapy, Radioisotope Plaque Surface Radiotherapy Surface Radiotherapy Radiotherapy, Surface Radiotherapy, Intracavity Radiotherapy, Intracavity Intracavity Radiotherapy Radiotherapy, Interstitial Radiotherapy, Interstitial Interstitial Radiotherapy Radiotherapy, Implant Implant Radiotherapy

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Radiotherapy [E02.815]
Brachytherapy [E02.815.150]

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