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brachytherapy
what is 'brachytherapy'?
Definition for Brachytherapy
Sealed source radiotherapy Type of radiation therapy for cancer
Brachytherapy is also known as: Brachytherapy (internal radiation therapy), Brachytherapy (interstitial radiotherapy), Brachytherapy/radioisotopes, Interstitial brachytherapy, internal radiation, interstitial implantation of radioisotopes (brachytherapy) .
Brachytherapy, also known as sealed source radiotherapy or endocurietherapy, is a form of radiotherapy where a radioactive source is placed inside or next to the area requiring treatment.
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throat cancer
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cancer of the uterus
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Pancoast tumor
tumor of tip of lung
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large bowel cancer
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esophageal carcinoma
cancer of esophagus
Brachytherapy and esophageal carcinoma
gall bladder tumors
tumors of the gall bladder
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mouth cancer
Brachytherapy and oral cancer
ovarian cancer
cancer of ovaries
Brachytherapy and ovarian cancer
tumors tongue
tumors of the tongue
Brachytherapy and tumors tongue
breast cancer in females
cancer of the breast in females
Brachytherapy and breast cancer in females
craniopharyngioma
type of brain tumor
Brachytherapy and craniopharyngioma
intracranial tumor
brain tumor
Brachytherapy and intracranial tumor
orbital tumor
tumor of tissues in orbit of eye
Brachytherapy and orbital tumor
uterine sarcoma
malignancy of uterine muscle
Brachytherapy and uterine sarcoma
ganglioglioma
benign brain tumor
Brachytherapy and ganglioglioma
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tumors of nose and sinuses
Brachytherapy and tumors of nose and paranasal sinuses
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pancreas cancer
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Use of ionizing radiation or xrays for medical imaging or to treat cancer
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Radiological technique to image the chest
Brachytherapy and Chest X-ray
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Use of chemical substances to treat disease
Brachytherapy and Chemotherapy
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Brachytherapy and Cytodiagnosis
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Brachytherapy and Lymph node biopsy
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MRI of abdominal contents
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elevated liver enzymes
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bleomycin
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docetaxel
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ifosfamide
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5-fluorouracil (5-fu)
Brachytherapy and 5-fluorouracil (5-fu)
paclitaxel(taxol , onxol)
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carboplatin(paraplatin )
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cetuximab
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doxorubicin
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cisplatin(platinol)
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bleomycin(blenoxane )
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docetaxel(taxotere )
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Brachytherapy and etoposide
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Brachytherapy and topoisomerase inhibitors
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Intra-coronary radiation, or brachytherapy
... radiation, or brachytherapy ... Atrial Fibrillation Cholesterol, triglycerides Coronary Artery ... option: coronary artery radiation, or brachytherapy. ...
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What is brachytherapy? Find the definition for brachytherapy at WebMD
Radiotherapy in which the source of irradiation is placed close to the surface of the body or within a body cavity; e.g., application of radium to the cervix.
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Brachytherapy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brachytherapy, also known as sealed source radiotherapy or endocurietherapy, is ... with Iodine-125 seeds is also classified as interstitial brachytherapy. ...
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Prostate Cancer Treatment- Brachytherapy
Is brachytherapy right for ... Cancer Treatments> Prostate Cancer Treatment- Brachytherapy ... Brachytherapy is quite common and has been used in the US ...
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Brachytherapy information on MedicineNet.com
Information on Brachytherapy includes risk, and who should get a brachytherapy ... Should I have brachytherapy? ... to see if brachytherapy is right for you. ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/brachytherapy/article.htm
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Definition of brachytherapy - NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
brachytherapy (BRAY-kee-THAYR-uh-pee) ... Also called radiation brachytherapy, internal radiation therapy, and implant radiation therapy. ...
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Prostate Microreviews - Clinical, Brachytherapy
... JC, Grimm PD, Ragde H, Brachytherapy and organ preservation in the management ... prostatectomy and 125iodine brachytherapy for localized prostate cancer. ...
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Brachytherapy - What is HDR Brachytherapy Video - About.com
High dose rate brachytherapy is a form of internal radiation where short, ... The overall effect of HDR brachytherapy is to deliver short and precise amounts ...
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eMedicine - Prostate Cancer: Brachytherapy (Radioactive Seed Implantation Therapy) : Article Excerpt by: Dan ...
Prostate Cancer: Brachytherapy (Radioactive Seed Implantation Therapy) - Currently, the potentially curative treatment modalities offered to patients with ...
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MedlinePlus: Radiation Therapy
Also called: Brachytherapy, Radiotherapy ... Brachytherapy(American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America) ...
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brachytherapy - heart disease treatment - WebMD
Because brachytherapy is a relatively new treatment, the long-term ... Two forms of brachytherapy - gamma radiation and beta radiation - were approved ...
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Review of "Brachytherapy Physics, Second Edition" Edited by Bruce R. Thomadsen, Mark J. Rivard and Wayne M. Butler
... patients requiring close-distance radiation, which is defined as "brachytherapy" ... the detailed principles of brachytherapy and equipment, and for radiation ...
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complications with brachytherapy
... Artery Disease> Angioplasty & stents> Coronary artery radiation - brachytherapy ... Intra-coronary radiation, or brachytherapy ...
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Brachytherapy Glossary of Terms with Definitions on MedicineNet.com
Brachytherapy glossary includes a list of Brachytherapy related medical definitions and related ... of terms that appear in the Brachytherapy article. ...
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eMedicine - Prostate Cancer: Brachytherapy (Radioactive Seed Implantation Therapy) : Article by Dan Theodorescu, MD...
Prostate Cancer: Brachytherapy (Radioactive Seed Implantation Therapy) - Currently, the potentially curative treatment modalities offered to patients with ...
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Brachytherapy Seeds Fight Breast Cancer
Brachytherapy Seeds Fight Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Actress Farrah Fawcett is considering internal radiation, or brachytherapy, to fight the return of her
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Talk:Brachytherapy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... radioactive seeds used in Prostate Brachytherapy remain in-situ when the rods ... Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Brachytherapy" ...
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Prostate Cancer Brachytherapy Seed Implant Patients Have High Long-Term Survival Rates
Prostate Cancer Brachytherapy Seed Implant Patients Have High Long-Term Survival Rates ... Men treated with brachytherapy seed implants for Stage I or Stage II ...
http://prostatecancer.about.com/b/2007/02/07/prostate-cancer...
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biological therapy
brachytherapy (BRAY-kee-THAYR-uh-pee) ... Also called radiation brachytherapy, internal radiation therapy, and implant radiation therapy. ...
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Intracoronary brachytherapy for the treatment of in-stent restenosis: Not cost-effective.
The CEDIT was asked to assess intracoronary brachytherapy (ICB) ... controlled, multicenteric studies comparing brachytherapy to placebo in the ...
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Coronary artery radiation - brachytherapy
... Artery Disease> Angioplasty & stents> Coronary artery radiation - brachytherapy ... Overall, brachytherapy seems to reduce the rate of restenosis within stents of ...
http://heartdisease.about.com/cs/coronarydisease/a/brachytherapy.htm
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eMedicine - Radiation Therapy in Gynecology : Article by Robert J McCammon, MD
Radiation Therapy in Gynecology - Gynecologic cancers were among the first ... In those studies, intravaginal brachytherapy significantly reduced the incidence ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3307.htm
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Valgus and varus deformity after wide-local excision, brachytherapy and external beam irradiation in two children ...
... randomized trial of adjuvant brachytherapy in the management of completely ... Brachytherapy and function-saving resection of soft tissue sarcoma arising ...
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Radiation therapy for endometrial cancer
Radiation therapy is the use of high - dose X - rays to destroy cancer cells. ... In brachytherapy, tiny tubes of radioactive material are inserted through the ...
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Comparing Brachytherapy, Prostatectomy and EBRT for Prostate Cancer Treatment
Comparing Brachytherapy, Prostatectomy and EBRT for Prostate Cancer Treatment ... Many fewer bowel problems than with EBRT or brachytherapy ...
http://prostatecancer.about.com/b/2007/04/24/comparing-brach...
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Prostate Cancer
Studies are indicating the brachytherapy is useful for select patients, ... Poor candidates for brachytherapy include men who have had TURP and patients ...
http://adam.about.com/reports/000033_11.htm
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Bild:Brachytherapy.jpeg - Wikipedia
Brachytherapy.jpeg (600 × 486 Pixel, Dateigröße: 62 KB, MIME-Typ: image/jpeg) ... Description=""seeds" used for brachytherapy of prostate cancer |Source=US ...
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Brachytherapy definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
Online Medical Dictionary and glossary with medical definitions
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/Art.asp?articlekey=9826
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Radiation Therapy and You - National Cancer Institute
Information about what to expect during radiation therapy, including the general effects of ... One form of internal radiation therapy is called brachytherapy. ...
http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/radiation-therapy-and-you/page4
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Systematic overview of the evidence for brachytherapy in clinically localized prostate cancer
See the reply "Seed implant brachytherapy for prostate cancer" in volume 165 on page 1004a. ... trials comparing brachytherapy with standard treatment, ...
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Impotence Risk High for Both Prostate Cancer Treatments
... to have a procedure called 'brachytherapy,' in which a doctor implanted 90 ... Men who opt for brachytherapy can also expect to experience ED, but not until ...
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/28/1728_61631
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Brachytherapy - radiation for coronary artery disease
Definition of brachytherapy ... Brachytherapy ... Brachytherapy applies a dose of radiation to the stenotic segment of the artery, ...
http://heartdisease.about.com/library/glossary/blglbrachytherapy.htm
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Cancer Medicine
The editors have strived to make every chapter in this book present the ... the acceptance of interstitial brachytherapy in the treatment of clinically ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=cmed6.section.28023
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Brachytherapy: Radiation for Pelvic Cancer - Watch WebMD Video
The latest is a high-tech form of radiation called brachytherapy. ... It's a menacing medicine that goes head to head with tough cancer cells. ...
http://www.webmd.com/video/brachytherapy-for-pelvic-cancer
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Heart Brachytherapy to Un-Block Repeated Blocked Arteries - Watch WebMD Video
Up to 25% of stent patients will have issues in a matter of months. ... Doctors are using radiation to delay or eliminate the problem. ...
http://www.webmd.com/video/heart-brachytherapy
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Comparing Prostatectomy, External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) and Brachytherapy: Which is Right For Me?
Should you have prostatectomy, external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) ... external beam irradiation, or brachytherapy for early-stage prostate cancer. ...
http://prostatecancer.about.com/od/treatments/a/TTTC.htm
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Radiation Seed Helps Men Fight Prostate Cancer - Cancer Information (Cancers, Symptoms, Treatment) on MedicineNet...
Information on many different cancers includes symptoms, cancer detection and ... Radiation seed implants, known as brachytherapy, are just as effective for ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=84965
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Seed implant brachytherapy for prostate cancer
Brachytherapy Fellow Department of Radiation Oncology Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY; Chief of Brachytherapy Department of Radiation ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?&artid=81526
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Prostate Cancer Radioactive Seed Implants - WebMD
Radioactive seed implants are a form of radiation therapy for prostate cancer, also known as brachytherapy or internal radiation therapy.
http://www.webmd.com/prostate-cancer/radioactive-seed-implants
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Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer
Brachytherapy: Indications and Results ... Indications and results of brachytherapy were presented by Mack Roach, III, MD. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1578714
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Definition of high-dose-rate remote brachytherapy - NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
high-dose-rate remote brachytherapy (hy-dose-rate ree-MOTE BRAY-kee-THAYR-uh-pee) ... Also called high-dose-rate remote radiation therapy or remote brachytherapy. ...
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Brachytherapy for cancer: What to expect during internal radiation - MayoClinic.com
Brachytherapy for cancer ? internal radiation therapy cancer treatment, including breast ... If you're considering brachytherapy, find out what to expect ...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/brachytherapy/CA00087/rss=1
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Life After Prostate Cancer Treatment - Health and Medical Information Produced by Doctors - MedicineNet.com
Read doctor-produced health and medical information written for you to make informed decisions about your health concerns. ... Brachytherapy. ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=80697
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Preoperative high dose rate brachytherapy for rectal cancer (interventional procedures consultation)
... patients treated with preoperative brachytherapy, although some of these complications maybe attributable to the surgery as opposed to brachytherapy per se. ...
http://www.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=ip342consultation
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Cervical Cancer
The size of the primary tumor is an important prognostic factor and should be ... trial comparing LDR and HDR brachytherapy in treatment of cervical carcinoma. ...
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/cervical-cancer/tc/cervical-canc...
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Seed implant brachytherapy for prostate cancer
Seed implant brachytherapy for prostate cancer. Juanita Crook and Himu Lukka ... of the evidence for brachytherapy in clinically localized prostate cancer" ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?&artid=81527
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eMedicine - Prostate Cancer: Management of Localized Disease : Article by Dan Theodorescu, MD, PhD
Prostate Cancer: Management of Localized Disease - Prostate cancer is one of the ... radical prostatectomy and interstitial brachytherapy in the treatment of ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3186.htm
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Prostate cancer brachytherapy: Can I pass radiation to others? - MayoClinic.com
Passing radiation to others from prostate cancer brachytherapy depends on your treatment type. ... but it depends on the type of brachytherapy you receive. ...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/prostate-cancer-brachytherapy/AN01629/rss=1
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Preoperative external beam radiotherapy and reduced dose brachytherapy for carcinoma of the cervix: survival and ...
... comparing preoperative uterovaginal brachytherapy and postoperative radiotherapy. ... value of the histological tumor regression after initial brachytherapy. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1817645
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