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Brachytherapy
Known as:
Radioisotope brachytherapy
, Internal Radiation Brachytherapy
, brachytherapies
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A collective term for interstitial, intracavity, and surface radiotherapy. It uses small sealed or partly-sealed sources that may be placed on or…
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CDISC SDTM Procedure Terminology
Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology
Internal radiotherapy
Interstitial Radiation Therapy
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Narrower (3)
Intracavity Radiotherapy
Radiotherapy, Interstitial
balloon brachytherapy
Broader (1)
Therapeutic radiology procedure
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2012
2012
Is spending on proton beam therapy for cancer going too far, too fast?
K. Epstein
British medical journal
2012
Corpus ID: 40496327
Both the US and UK are pouring money into proton accelerators, which have been described as the world’s “most costly medical…
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2005
2005
Measurement of the whole-body 137Cs in residents around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
N. Morita
,
N. Takamura
,
K. Ashizawa
,
T. Shimasaki
,
S. Yamashita
,
Y. Okumura
Radiation Protection Dosimetry
2005
Corpus ID: 33433325
To understand the current situation of internal radiation exposure in the population around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant…
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2004
2004
A phase II trial of brachytherapy alone following lumpectomy for stage I or II breast cancer: initial outcomes of RTOG 9517
R. Kuske
,
K. Winter
,
+5 authors
R. M. Wilenzick
2004
Corpus ID: 199019765
565 Background: In order to shorten the conventional 6–7 week radiation treatment time, and to treat only the tissue at greatest…
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2003
2003
Carotid brachytherapy for in‐stent restenosis
A. Chan
,
M. Roffi
,
+6 authors
J. Yadav
Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
2003
Corpus ID: 20187321
Carotid stenting has emerged as an alternative revascularization modality to endarterectomy for the treatment of carotid artery…
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1993
1993
Prediction of rigid silica based insulation conductivity
S. Williams
,
D. M. Curry
1993
Corpus ID: 135878484
A method is presented for predicting the thermal conductivity of low density, silica based fibrous insulators. It is shown that…
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1982
1982
Tumor regression and histologic clearance after neutron brachytherapy for bulky localized cervical carcinoma
Y. Maruyama
,
J. Yoneda
,
+4 authors
W. Muir
Cancer
1982
Corpus ID: 33361975
The response of bulky, advanced Stage IB and early Stage II carcinoma of the cervix to neutron brachytherapy (NT and radiotherapy…
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1981
1981
Cysticercosis of the Nervous System: Treatment by Means of Specific Internal Radiation
Gregorio Skromne-Kadlubik
,
C. Celis
1981
Corpus ID: 39156017
Five hundred patients with cysticercosis of the nervous system were evaluated by scanning that used anti-Cysticercus antibodies…
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Review
1980
Review
1980
Scheduling of hypoxic-tumor therapy using neutron brachytherapy.
Y. Maruyama
,
J. Beach
,
J. Feola
Radiology
1980
Corpus ID: 30060870
Fast-neutron-beam therapy and low-dose-rate fast-neutron intracavitary therapy of cervical carcinoma are effective in producing…
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1967
1967
Towards a new system in Curietherapy (endocurietherapy and plesiocurietherapy with non-radioactive preparation).
B. Pierquin
,
A. Dutreix
British Journal of Radiology
1967
Corpus ID: 44363478
Abstract Preparation for tissue implants, using non-radioactive guiding gutters, plastic tubes and hollow needles, leads to a new…
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Review
1965
Review
1965
An introductory review. Interception and retention of airborne material on plants.
R. Russell
Health Physics
1965
Corpus ID: 34710216
AbstractIn a Symposium on Radiation and Terrestrial Ecosystems it is appropriate to discuss the interception and retention of…
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