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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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	0	1
2004	1	0	1
2006	0	1	1
2014	0	1	1
2016	0	1	1
2019	0	1	1

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Randall ME, Filiaci V, McMeekin DS, von Gruenigen V, Huang H, Yashar CM, Mannel RS, Kim JW, Salani R, DiSilvestro PA, Burke JJ, Rutherford T, Spirtos NM, Terada K, Anderson PR, Brewster WR, Small W, Aghajanian CA, Miller DS. Phase III Trial: Adjuvant Pelvic Radiation Therapy Versus Vaginal Brachytherapy Plus Paclitaxel/Carboplatin in High-Intermediate and High-Risk Early Stage Endometrial Cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2019 07 20; 37(21):1810-1818.

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Moschini M, Fossati N, Sood A, Lee JK, Sammon J, Sun M, Pucheril D, Dalela D, Montorsi F, Karnes RJ, Briganti A, Trinh QD, Menon M, Abdollah F. Contemporary Management of Prostate Cancer Patients Suitable for Active Surveillance: A North American Population-based Study. Eur Urol Focus. 2018 01; 4(1):68-74.

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Fossati N, Trinh QD, Sammon J, Sood A, Larcher A, Sun M, Karakiewicz P, Guazzoni G, Montorsi F, Briganti A, Menon M, Abdollah F. Identifying optimal candidates for local treatment of the primary tumor among patients diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer: a SEER-based study. Eur Urol. 2015 Jan; 67(1):3-6.

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Sarkar K, Sharma SK, Sachdeva R, Romeo F, Garza L, Mehta JL. Coronary artery restenosis: vascular biology and emerging therapeutic strategies. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2006 Jul; 4(4):543-56.

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Finkelstein A, Hausleiter J, Doherty T, Takizawa K, Bergman J, Liu M, Rukshin V, Fishbein M, Eigler N, Shah P, Rajavashisth T, Makkar R. Intracoronary beta-irradiation enhances balloon-injury-induced tissue factor expression in the porcine injury model. Int J Cardiovasc Intervent. 2004; 6(1):20-7.

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Finkelstein A, Makkar R, Doherty TM, Vegesna VR, Tripathi P, Liu M, Bergman J, Fishbein M, Hausleiter J, Takizawa K, Rukshin V, Shah PK, Rajavashisth TB. Increased expression of macrophage colony-stimulating factor after coronary artery balloon injury is inhibited by intracoronary brachytherapy. Circulation. 2002 May 21; 105(20):2411-5.

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Maruyama Y, Chin HW, Young AB, Wang PC, Tibbs P, Beach JL, Goldstein S. Implantation of brain tumors with Cf-252. Use of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging to guide insertion and evaluate response. Radiology. 1984 Jul; 152(1):177-81.

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