"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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| 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 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brachytherapy" by people in Profiles.
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Automatic treatment planning using reinforcement learning for high-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy. Phys Med Biol. 2026 Aug 19; 71(16).
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A Novel Approach to In Vivo EPR Spectroscopy for Repeatable Assessments of Oxygenation Levels in Tumors at Any Depth: Preliminary Feasibility Studies Utilizing a Multisite Oxygen Sensor Inside HDR Brachytherapy Needles. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2026; 1498:23-35.
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Clinical outcomes with triple tandem brachytherapy for medically inoperable endometrial cancer in a high-risk patient population. Brachytherapy. 2026 Mar-Apr; 25(2):283-290.
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Radiation therapy for the gynecologic oncologist. Gynecol Oncol. 2026 01; 204:79-90.
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Large-scale convolutional neural network for clinical target and multi-organ segmentation in gynecologic brachytherapy via multi-stage learning. Med Phys. 2025 Aug; 52(8):e18067.
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Phase 3 Trial of Dose-Escalated Radiation Therapy and Standard Androgen Deprivation Therapy Versus Dose-Escalated Radiation Therapy and Enhanced Androgen Deprivation Therapy With Orteronel for Men With High-Risk Prostate Cancer (NRG/RTOG 1115). Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2025 12 01; 123(5):1247-1258.
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The Evolving Management of Radiorecurrent Prostate Cancer. Semin Radiat Oncol. 2025 Jul; 35(3):450-462.
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Deep learning-based applicator selection between Syed and T&O in high-dose-rate brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer: a retrospective study. Phys Med Biol. 2025 06 06; 70(11).
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Prognostic value of isolated tumor cells in sentinel lymph nodes in intermediate-risk endometrial cancer: results from an international, multi-institutional study. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2025 07; 35(7):101906.
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Financial Improvements From Short Course Adjuvant Vaginal Cuff Brachytherapy in Early Endometrial Cancer Compared With Standard of Care, "SAVE" Trial. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2024 Nov-Dec; 14(6):e500-e506.