"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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.815.150
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| Concept/Terms |
Brachytherapy- Brachytherapy
- Radioisotope Brachytherapy
- Curietherapy
- Brachytherapy, Radioisotope
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Brachytherapy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Brachytherapy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brachytherapy" by people in Profiles.
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Adjuvant therapy in women with early stage uterine serous carcinoma: A multi-institutional study. Gynecol Oncol. 2022 Dec; 167(3):452-457.
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Multicriteria Optimization in Brachytherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2022 10 01; 114(2):177-180.
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AAPM task group report 302: Surface-guided radiotherapy. Med Phys. 2022 Apr; 49(4):e82-e112.
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Local Control and Use of External Beam Parametrial Boost in the Era of Image-Guided Brachytherapy for Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer. Am J Clin Oncol. 2021 11 01; 44(11):565-571.
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Emerging Use of Public-Private Partnerships in Public Radiotherapy Facilities in Nigeria. JCO Glob Oncol. 2021 08; 7:1260-1269.
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Yttrium-90 Radioembolization to the Prostate Gland: Proof of Concept in a Canine Model and?Clinical Translation. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2021 Aug; 32(8):1103-1112.e12.
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Safety and efficacy of repeat Y90 radioembolization to the same hepatic arterial territory. Br J Radiol. 2021 Mar 01; 94(1119):20200752.
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A Curious Case of Cervical Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2020 11 15; 108(4):846-847.
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Locoregional Therapies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: What Has Changed in the Past Ten Years? Clin Liver Dis. 2020 11; 24(4):681-700.
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Automatic multi-needle localization in ultrasound images using large margin mask RCNN for ultrasound-guided prostate brachytherapy. Phys Med Biol. 2020 10 09; 65(20):205003.