"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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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 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 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brachytherapy" by people in Profiles.
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Role of diffusion-weighted imaging in response prediction and evaluation after high dose rate brachytherapy in patients with colorectal liver metastases. Radiol Oncol. 2024 03 01; 58(1):33-42.
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Isolated vaginal recurrence in women with stage I endometrial cancer. Gynecol Oncol. 2023 12; 179:9-15.
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Utilizing a novel hybrid brachytherapy technique FINITO (Freehand Interstitial Needles in addition to Tandem and Ovoid) for locally advanced cervical cancer. Brachytherapy. 2023 Nov-Dec; 22(6):746-752.
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Diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) for assessment of response to high-dose-rate CT-guided brachytherapy (HDR-BT) of hepatocellular carcinoma. Acta Radiol. 2024 Jan; 65(1):14-22.
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Communicating the Gynecologic Brachytherapy Experience (CoGBE): Clinician perceived benefits of a graphic narrative discussion guide. Brachytherapy. 2023 May-Jun; 22(3):352-360.
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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.