brachytherapy

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Indications

Procedure

Complications

  • necrosis of adjacent tissue (especially in brain)

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  2. Wikipedia: Bracytherapy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachytherapy http://www.brachytherapy.com/
  3. 3.0 3.1 Smith GL et al. Association between treatment with brachytherapy vs whole-breast irradiation and subsequent mastectomy, complications, and survival among older women with invasive breast cancer. JAMA 2012 May 2; 307:1827. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22550197
  4. Cancer Treatment Centers of America: Brachytherapy
  5. Mayo Clinic: Brachytherapy http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/brachytherapy/MY00323