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Abstract
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.
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Synonyms
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- Brachytherapy, Radioisotope
- Curietherapy
- Radioisotope Brachytherapy
- Implant Radiotherapy
- Interstitial Radiotherapy
- Intracavity Radiotherapy
- Plaque Therapy, Radioisotope
- Radioisotope Plaque Therapy
- Radiotherapy, Implant
- Radiotherapy, Interstitial
- Radiotherapy, Intracavity
- Radiotherapy, Surface
- Surface Radiotherapy
- Therapy, Radioisotope Plaque
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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Indexing Annotation
a type of radiother
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Previous Indexing
- Neoplasms/radiotherapy (1966-1979)
- Radioisotopes/administration & dosage/therapeutic use (1966-1979)
- Radiotherapy (1966-1979)
- specific neoplasm/radiotherapy (1966-1979)
- specific radioisotope/administration & dosage/therapeutic use (1966-1979)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Brachytherapy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001918. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001918
- Brachytherapy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachytherapy
- Brachytherapy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q896687