| The preferred method of treatment has become radiation therapy, given as external-beam or brachytherapy. |
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| Interstitial radiation or brachytherapy involves the placement of radioactive pellets into the prostate gland. |
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| Options include radical prostatectomy, conformal radiotherapy or brachytherapy, hormone treatment, and active monitoring. |
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| Recurrence of the maxillary tumor was treated by 2 courses of radiotherapy, followed by californium 252 brachytherapy totaling 4000 rad. |
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| Most of these patients also had adjuvant therapy such as external beam radiation, brachytherapy, or chemotherapy. |
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| It is also referred to as brachytherapy, implants or interstitial radiation. |
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| And where we're starting to see this happen more in the clinic is for things like prostate brachytherapy. |
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| The radioactive sources used for brachytherapy come in the form of small seeds or wires. |
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| Previous treatment options have included stents, laser treatment, cryotherapy, radiation therapy, and brachytherapy. |
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| Intracoronary brachytherapy involves treating coronary stenoses with a radioactive source from within the artery lumen. |
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| Another technique used for the delivery of radiation is known as brachytherapy. |
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| This makes it possible to reach and treat tumors that previously could be treated only with conventional photon and gamma brachytherapy or with external beam treatments. |
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| Sometimes the radioactive source is delivered to the tumour through tubes and then withdrawn an approach called remote brachytherapy. |
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| Secondary effects tend to be less significant in brachytherapy compared with teletherapy. |
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| Among men who had brachytherapy, a younger age and lower body weight helped predict a better recovery compared with men who were older or obese. |
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| This warning display must flash or illuminate when the accelerator beam is on or the teletherapy or brachytherapy sources are unshielded. |
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| No progress has been made regarding the planned brachytherapy comparison due to lack of resources. |
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| Dose delivery in radiation therapy is done in one of two ways: teletherapy or brachytherapy. |
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| The second method is brachytherapy, in which radiation treatment is given by placing radioactive materials directly on the tumour, inside the body. |
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| We have continued our repositioning strategy by discontinuing our brachytherapy operations. |
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| Ocular melanoma is one example of a tumor that can be treated with LDR brachytherapy. |
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| Treatment options are many, including watchful waiting, external beam radiotherapy, interstitial brachytherapy and radical prostatectomy. |
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| Two techniques are used to deliver radiation therapy in the clinic: brachytherapy and teletherapy. |
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| Regardless of the technique of choice, eg, photodynamic therapy, brachytherapy, Nd-YAG laser, or electrocautery, complete tumor eradication is the ultimate goal. |
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| Endobronchial brachytherapy has been successfully employed as an adjunct in managing recurrent episodes of stenosis due to hyperplastic granulation tissue. |
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| Since the late 1980s, doctors have been increasingly using internal radiation, also called radioactive seed implants or brachytherapy, to cure prostate cancer. |
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| With the assistance of bronchoscopy, brachytherapy can be applied. |
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| Vascular brachytherapy is now being used to inhibit the formation of scar tissue after a patient undergoes a balloon angioplasty of the heart for vascular stenosis. |
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| Cryotherapy for renal carcinoma and brachytherapy for prostate carcinoma will be discussed, as well as patient care, expected outcomes, and current research. |
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| As a reminder, brachytherapy is the treatment of cancer using sources of radioactivity that are implanted directly into the tumor or unhealthy cells. |
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| An additional building will be constructed at each site to house a full range of modern diagnostic and cancer treatment equipment, including brachytherapy and linear accelerator machines. |
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| On Tuesday, Labour's Assembly Government confirmed brachytherapy would be available to patients in Wales within weeks. |
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| Syncor's line of brachytherapy seeds will be marketed in the United States under the trade name PharmaSeed. |
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| The down side is that not all men are good candidates for brachytherapy, especially if the tumour is advanced, if the prostate is large or if transurethral resection of the prostate has been done in the past. |
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| In brachytherapy, also called internal radiation therapy, the source of radiation is placed directly into the tumour or within a nearby body cavity. |
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| Dr. Patel, who is director of breast cancer services at Western Radiation Oncology, a private practice in Pleasanton, Calif., said that brachytherapy had improved a lot since the time of the study. |
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| For example, the Foundation funded a study to investigate how brachytherapy, commonly used in treating prostate cancer, might be adapted for treating breast cancer. |
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| Two new working groups were established this year to look at international standards in the specific fields of brachytherapy, and of activity measurements for short-lived radionuclides. |
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| The formulas used for accelerators and radioactive source teletherapy can readily be adapted for use in designing brachytherapy remote afterloader facilities. |
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| To treat prostate tumours, for instance, brachytherapy is used, where sources of radiation about the size of a grain of rice are applied directly to the prostate. |
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| The equipment for the new brachytherapy comparison has been assembled. |
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| For brachytherapy remote afterloaders, the workload must be expressed in a manner which facilitates estimation of maximum dose rates and annual doses to surrounding areas. |
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| Radiocoil, the coil-wire based brachytherapy product offers many advantages-stability of the implant, ultrasound visibility that enables precise placement of the implant, and a less invasive, less traumatic delivery system. |
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| Radioactive iodine brachytherapy at the margins of wedge excision may reduce the risk of recurrence. |
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| Compared to external beam radiotherapy, brachytherapy allows a reduction in treatment time and reduced radiation exposure to healthcare staff. |
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| Evidence for brachytherapy, however, is less than that for external beam radiotherapy. |
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| Radioactive iodine-125 sources used in prostate brachytherapy. |
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| In brachytherapy, 40 to 100 rice-sized titanium capsules containing radioactive iodine or palladium pellets are inserted into a man's prostate using a long, hollow needle. |
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| Salvage reimplantation in patients with local recurrent prostate carcinoma after brachytherapy with three dimensional computed tomography guided permanent pararectal implant. |
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| Jos Lamers has been appointed Executive Vice President Brachytherapy Solutions and a member of Elekta's Executive Committee. |
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| The report, Global Brachytherapy Devices Market 2015-2019, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. |
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| Their innovative procedure, Epimacular Brachytherapy, utilizes highly targeted strontium 90 beta radiation in a one-time surgical procedure. |
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| In 2012, the American Brachytherapy Society provided an updated consensus guideline on patient selection, workup, treatment, postimplant dosimetry, and follow-up. |
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