brachytherapy
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Indications
- radiation therapy of cancers
- glioblastoma multiforme & other brain tumors
- cervical cancer
- prostate cancer
- breast cancer
- may be associated with worse outcomes than whole breast irradiation[3]
- lung cancer
- head & neck cancer
- anal cancer
- rectal cancer
- sarcomas
- coronary stent restenosis
Procedure
- radiation therapy in which the source of radiation is placed close to the surface of the body or within a body cavity, i.e. application of radium to the cervix, prostate or within the cranium
Complications
- necrosis of adjacent tissue (especially in brain)
More general terms
More specific terms
- brachytherapy for prostate cancer
- breast brachytherapy
- coronary brachytherapy
- head & neck brachytherapy
- intraocular brachytherapy
- muscle/soft tissue brachytherapy
- pelvic brachytherapy
- ureteral endoscopy with radiation insertion
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- ↑ Wikipedia: Bracytherapy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachytherapy http://www.brachytherapy.com/
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Cancer Treatment Centers of America: Brachytherapy
- ↑ Mayo Clinic: Brachytherapy http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/brachytherapy/MY00323