Brachytherapy WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Brachytherapy
Brachytherapy (radioactive seed implantation therapy) is a form of internal radiation treatment where radioactive sources are placed on or into cancer tissues. The two most common forms of treatment are low dose rate (LDR) permanent seeds and high dose rate (HDR).
Fast Facts:
- Commonly used in the treatment of cervical, endometrial, prostate and bile duct cancers as well as soft tissue sarcomas.1
- Also used to treat breast cancer and some cancers of the head and neck, lung, and esophagus.1
- Types of brachytherapy include: mold brachytherapy, strontium plaque, interstitial brachytherapy, intracavitary brachytherapy, intravascular brachytherapy, and electronic brachytherapy.2
- Brachytherapy reduces the risk of damage to healthy tissue compared to standard radiation therapy.1
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Latest Headlines on Brachytherapy
What is Brachytherapy?
- Cancer Treatment Centers of America: What is Brachytherapy?
- Prostate Implants NZ Ltd: What is Prostate Brachytherapy
- American Brachytherapy Society: About Brachytherapy | A brief History of Brachytherapy
- About.com: Brachytherapy
- University of Virginia Health System: What is brachytherapy?
- National Cancer Institute: What to know about Brachytherapy
- Kosmix Right Health: Brachytherapy Guide
- National Cancer Institute: Radiation Therapy for Cancer: Questions and Answers
What Are The Uses & Types of Brachytherapy?
- Radiology Info: How is it used?
- MayoClinic: Conditions Treated with Brachytherapy
- Cancer Treatment Center of America: Prostate | Breast | Lung | Other Cancers
- American Brachytherapy Society: What are the uses?
- Wikipedia: HDR Brachytherapy | LDR Brachytherapy
- Kosmix Right Health: HDR Brachytherapy | LDR Brachytherapy
What Are The Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Brachytherapy?
- Wikipedia: Side Effects of Brachytherapy
- Prostate Implants NZ Ltd: Pros and Cons of Brachytherapy
- Cancer Treatment Centers of America: Risk Factors of Brachytherapy
- American Brachytherapy Society: Side Effects of Brachytherapy
- National Cancer Institute: Radiation Therapy Side Effects
Wisdom, Message Boards, and Blogs about Brachytherapy
- MayoClinic: Fork in Life's Road Leads to Recovery for Mike Carlson
- YouTube: Brachytherapy Option
- Word Press (via Automattic): Brachytherapy Blog | Brachytherapy
- Revolution Health: Search: Brachytherapy | Prostate Cancer Survivor!
- MedHelp: Search: Brachytherapy
Clinical Trials for Brachytherapy
- Clinical Trials: Search: Brachytherapy
Controversy and Lawsuits about Brachytherapy
- About.com: Complications and problems with brachytherapy
- American Cancer Society: Radiation Pellets May Leave Prostate Gland After Treatment
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Brachytherapy
- Journal of American Medicine Association: Radiation Therapy
- Prostate Cancer Institute: Brachytherapy
- American Cancer Society: New Post-Lumpectomy Radiation Therapy Takes Only Days
- National Cancer Institute: Meeting Report: New Directions in Brachytherapy
- PubMed: Search: Brachyetherapy
- National Prostate Cancer Coalition: Search: Brachytherapy
- eMedicine: Lab Studies
- American Society of Clinical Oncology: Predictors of complications following prostate brachytherapy
Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mayo Clinic: Brachytherapy
- ↑ Wikipedia: Brachytherapy
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- Contributor: Michael W
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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- Contributor: Michael W
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Radioactive Seed Implantation Therapy, Interstitial Therapy, Internal Radiation Therapy, Seed Therapy
- Last update: Sep. 4, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
