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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Bar chart showing 58 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2012

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
2002	2	1	3
2003	6	1	7
2004	3	0	3
2005	3	1	4
2006	2	1	3
2007	2	3	5
2008	2	1	3
2009	3	0	3
2010	3	0	3
2011	7	0	7
2012	8	3	11
2013	0	2	2
2014	1	0	1
2018	1	0	1
2022	1	0	1

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Hall WA, Deshmukh S, Bruner DW, Michalski JM, Purdy JA, Bosch W, Bahary JP, Patel MP, Parliament MB, Lock MI, Lau HY, Souhami L, Fisher SA, Kwok Y, Seider MJ, Vigneault E, Rosenthal SA, Gustafson GS, Gay HA, Pugh SL, Sandler HM, Movsas B. Quality of Life Implications of Dose-Escalated External Beam Radiation for Localized Prostate Cancer: Results of a Prospective Randomized Phase 3 Clinical Trial, NRG/RTOG 0126. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2022 01 01; 112(1):83-92.

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Kemmerer EJ, Gleeson E, Poli J, Ownbey RT, Brady LW, Bowne WB. Benefit of Radiotherapy in Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcoma: A Propensity Score Weighted Population-based Analysis of the SEER Database. Am J Clin Oncol. 2018 Jul; 41(7):674-680.

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Aneja S, Yu JB. Comparative effectiveness research in radiation oncology: stereotactic radiosurgery, hypofractionation, and brachytherapy. Semin Radiat Oncol. 2014 Jan; 24(1):35-42.

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Lin JF, Berger JL, Krivak TC, Beriwal S, Chan JK, Sukumvanich P, Monk BJ, Richard SD. Impact of facility volume on therapy and survival for locally advanced cervical cancer. Gynecol Oncol. 2014 Feb; 132(2):416-22.

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Mashayekhi A, Kaliki S, Walker B, Park C, Sinha N, Kremer FZ, Shields CL, Shields JA. Metastasis from uveal melanoma associated with congenital ocular melanocytosis: a matched study. Ophthalmology. 2013 Jul; 120(7):1465-8.

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Hu JC, Lin DW. Current status of focal primary therapy for prostate cancer. Urol Oncol. 2012 Nov-Dec; 30(6):942-3.

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Brimo F, Montironi R, Egevad L, Erbersdobler A, Lin DW, Nelson JB, Rubin MA, van der Kwast T, Amin M, Epstein JI. Contemporary grading for prostate cancer: implications for patient care. Eur Urol. 2013 May; 63(5):892-901.

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Arunachalam K, Craciunescu OI, Markewitz EJ, Maccarini PF, Schlorff JL, Stauffer PR. Preclinical assessment of comfort and secure fit of thermobrachytherapy surface applicator (TBSA) on volunteer subjects. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2012 Sep 06; 13(5):3845.

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Nguyen PL, Chen MH, Zhang Y, Tempany CM, Cormack RA, Beard CJ, Hurwitz MD, Suh WW, D'Amico AV. Updated results of magnetic resonance imaging guided partial prostate brachytherapy for favorable risk prostate cancer: implications for focal therapy. J Urol. 2012 Oct; 188(4):1151-6.

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Beriwal S, Kannan N, Sukumvanich P, Richard SD, Kelley JL, Edwards RP, Olawaiye A, Krivak TC. Complete metabolic response after definitive radiation therapy for cervical cancer: patterns and factors predicting for recurrence. Gynecol Oncol. 2012 Nov; 127(2):303-6.

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