Brachytherapy
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Radiation is a form of energy released in particles or waves. In high doses, radiation destroys cells or keeps them from multiplying.
Radiation therapy is a cancer treatment. Its goal is to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Unlike cancer cells, most of your normal cells recover from radiation therapy. Doctors try to protect normal cells by limiting the radiation dosage and spreading treatment out over time. When they use radiation machines, they shield as much of your body as possible while targeting the cancer.
The radiation for cancer treatment comes externally, from special machines, or internally, from radioactive substances that a doctor places in your body. Sometimes radiation is used with other treatments, like surgery or chemotherapy.
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Brachytherapy on #MDlinx
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Biochemical Disease-Free Rate and Toxicity for Men Treated With Iodine-125 Prostate Brachytherapy With D90... http://bit.ly/9xcoSt #urology
Brachytherapy on #MDlinx
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Most Recently Shared on October 14, 2010 at 6:25 pm By:
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Biology Contributions Radiobiological evaluation of the influence of dwell time modulation restriction in ... http://bit.ly/aCTMs9 #urology
Oncology Article | prostate brachytherapy
mdlinx.com — “Outcomes after prostate brachytherapy are even better than predicted” View full resource at mdlinx.com
Most Recently Shared on July 15, 2011 at 11:09 am By:
Sandeep Pulim MD Doctor, Health Communicator, and Physician
Outcomes after prostate brachytherapy are even better than predicted: Cancer http://bit.ly/qo68FK #oncology
Oncology Article | Brachytherapy
mdlinx.com — “Low-dose rate brachytherapy for men with localized prostate cancer” View full resource at mdlinx.com
Most Recently Shared on July 12, 2011 at 11:40 am By:
Sandeep Pulim MD Doctor, Health Communicator, and Physician
Low-dose rate brachytherapy for men with localized prostate cancer: Cochrane Reviews http://bit.ly/qx1rlM #oncology
Oncology Article | Brachytherapy
mdlinx.com — “Brachytherapy for Accelerated Partial-Breast Irradiation: A Rapidly Emerging Technology in Breast Cancer Care” View full resource at mdlinx.com
Most Recently Shared on December 27, 2010 at 2:14 pm By:
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Brachytherapy for Accelerated Partial-Breast Irradiation: A Rapidly Emerging Technology in Breast Canc... http://bit.ly/ftrdTR #oncology
Gastroenterology Article - Brachytherapy
mdlinx.com — “Treatment of portal vein tumor thrombus using 125Iodine seed implantation brachytherapy” View full resource at mdlinx.com
Most Recently Shared on October 30, 2010 at 12:13 pm By:
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Treatment of portal vein tumor thrombus using 125Iodine seed implantation brachytherapy: World Journal of Gastr... http://bit.ly/dpC3Qi #GI
Cardiology Article | Brachytherapy
mdlinx.com — “Drug-Eluting Stents vs Intracoronary Brachytherapy for In-Stent Restenosis: A Meta-Analysis” View full resource at mdlinx.com
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Drug-Eluting Stents vs Intracoronary Brachytherapy for In-Stent Restenosis: A Meta-Analysis: Clinica... http://bit.ly/l2Ang8 #cardiology
Urology Article | Brachytherapy
mdlinx.com — “Locally Recurrent Prostate Cancer After High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy: The Value of Diffusion-Weighted Imaging, Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI, and T2-Weighted Imaging in Localizing Tumors” View full resource at mdlinx.com
Most Recently Shared on July 30, 2011 at 6:34 am By:
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Locally Recurrent Prostate Cancer After High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy: The Value of Diffusion-Weighted I... http://bit.ly/od1XcQ #urology
Brachytherapy for lung cancer
news-medical.net — “A 58-year-old man who lives in Corona, Queens came to the emergency room of New York Hospital Queens (NYHQ) with extreme pain and tingling in his left arm. Although he did not realize it at the time, he had lung cancer. Recently, he made medical history as the first patient in the United States to be treated for lung cancer through the use of radioactive pellets placed directly in the tumor, and today his recovery is going well. Known as brachytherapy, this treatment approach is commonly used to” View full resource at news-medical.net
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Prostate Cancer: Brachytherapy for lung cancer: A 58-year-old man who lives in Corona, Queens came to the emergency... http://bit.ly/8OIU7k
Pediatrics Medical News about Brachytherapy
mdlinx.com — “Stereotactic radiotherapy as an alternative to plaque brachytherapy in retinoblastoma” View full resource at mdlinx.com
Most Recently Shared on July 8, 2010 at 12:27 am By:
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Stereotactic radiotherapy as an alternative to plaque brachytherapy in retinoblastoma: Pediatric Blood & Cancer http://bit.ly/aO4Dtt #peds
Rhino receives skin cancer brachytherapy
healthimaging.com — “A 40-year old Indian rhinoceros at the Los Angeles Zoo received a brachytherapy treatment for skin cancer this week.” View full resource at healthimaging.com
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Rhino receives skin cancer brachytherapy http://tinyurl.com/ya3khst #radiology #imaging
Task Force Develops New Radiation Guidelines For Brachytherapy
medicalnewstoday.com — “Radiation dose delivered to the prostate and nearby organs in every brachytherapy procedure should be carefully analyzed using post-implant CT or MRI and uniformly documented in every patient, acc” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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#HEALTH Task Force Develops New Radiation Guidelines For Brachytherapy http://ow.ly/15ZgO0
Breast Cancer - How Advantageous Or Detrimental Is Brachytherapy?
medicalnewstoday.com — “An investigation published December 16th in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reveals that over the last several years in the U.S., accelerated partial breast irradiation using b” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Breast Cancer - How Advantageous Or Detrimental Is Brachytherapy?: An investigation published December 16th in t... http://t.co/DElnnnm1
HDR Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer | Only Prostate Cancer
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Most Recently Shared on March 22, 2011 at 4:27 pm By:
john clay mchugh Urologist, Physician, Doctor, and Surgeon
HDR Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer: HDR (High Dose Rate) Brachytherapy is an effective treatment option for p... http://bit.ly/eZQBZb
Brachytherapy Consult in Nashville | Cancer Survivors Network
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Most Recently Shared on September 11, 2011 at 2:33 pm By:
john clay mchugh Urologist, Physician, Doctor, and Surgeon
Brachytherapy Consult in Nashville: Hello, Looking for suggestions (Dr. or Center) for a Brachytherapy consult i... http://t.co/hvqA3nY
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