J Contemp Brachytherapy 2015; 6: 485-491. 19. Kessaris N, Nori D. Rectal thermoluminescent dosimeter measurements using the microselectron high dose rate afterloader in postoperative intravaginal ...

The fight against cancer has witnessed numerous advancements in medical technology, and one of the most promising developments is brachytherapy. Brachytherapy, a localized radiation therapy, has been ...

Vaginal cuff brachytherapy is a treatment that can help prevent endometrial cancer from spreading to the upper part of your vagina. It involves inserting a radioactive cylinder into your vagina to ...

Adding supplemental external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) did not improve outcomes in higher-risk cancer patients who had brachytherapy, according to the long-term results of two trials. Specifically ...

Brachytherapy is an internal radiation therapy that people may have during treatment for endometrial cancer. A doctor may suggest brachytherapy after surgery or if surgery is not an option. The ...

Brachytherapy, also known as internal radiation therapy ... the external catheter is connected to a machine called an afterloader. This feeds the radioactive source through the catheters and removes ...

Pelvic second malignancy occurred twice as often after brachytherapy for prostate cancer as compared with radical prostatectomy, a large retrospective review showed. Second pelvic malignancy ...

Brachytherapy is a type of radiation therapy. It involves placing radioactive material inside or near a tumor to destroy cancer cells. The procedure has some benefits over other radiation ...