"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.
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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| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brachytherapy" by people in Profiles.
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Gessler DJ, Ferreira C, Dusenbery K, Chen CC. GammaTile?: Surgically targeted radiation therapy for glioblastomas. Future Oncol. 2020 Oct; 16(30):2445-2455.
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Gupta V, McGunigal M, Prasad-Hayes M, Kalir T, Liu J. Adjuvant radiation therapy is associated with improved overall survival in high-intermediate risk stage I endometrial cancer: A national cancer data base analysis. Gynecol Oncol. 2017 Jan; 144(1):119-124.
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Hiatt JR, Rivard MJ, Hughes HG. Simulation evaluation of NIST air-kerma rate calibration standard for electronic brachytherapy. Med Phys. 2016 Mar; 43(3):1119-29.
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Parekh A, Nguyen PL, West LJ, Duarte C, Graham PL, Larock DR, Yeung V, Hurwitz MD. Feasibility of brachytherapy as monotherapy for high-volume, low-risk prostate cancer. J Cancer Res Ther. 2016 Jan-Mar; 12(1):406-10.
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Shah S, Holzwanger E, Khwaja R, Fang D, Figueroa-Bodine J, Iannuzzi C, Shi C. A Single-Site Retrospective, Nonrandomized Study of Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation Brachytherapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer Treatment to Evaluate Local Tumor Control, Cosmetic Outcome, and Toxicities. Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2016 10; 15(5):645-50.
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Mayadev J, Dieterich S, Harse R, Lentz S, Mathai M, Boddu S, Kern M, Courquin J, Stern RL. A failure modes and effects analysis study for gynecologic high-dose-rate brachytherapy. Brachytherapy. 2015 Nov-Dec; 14(6):866-75.
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Aronowitz JN. Afterloading: The Technique That Rescued Brachytherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2015 Jul 01; 92(3):479-87.
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Hiatt JR, Davis SD, Rivard MJ. A revised dosimetric characterization of the model S700 electronic brachytherapy source containing an anode-centering plastic insert and other components not included in the 2006 model. Med Phys. 2015 Jun; 42(6):2764-76.
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Leonard KL, Rivard MJ, Wazer DE, Hiatt JR, Sioshansi S, DiPetrillo TA, Hepel JT. Prescription dose evaluation for APBI with noninvasive image-guided breast brachytherapy using equivalent uniform dose. Brachytherapy. 2015 Jul-Aug; 14(4):496-501.
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Hepel JT, Leonard KL, Hiatt JR, DiPetrillo TA, Wazer DE. Factors influencing eligibility for breast boost using noninvasive image-guided breast brachytherapy. Brachytherapy. 2014 Nov-Dec; 13(6):579-83.