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Medical Case Studies
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Medical Case Studies
Brachytherapy
Brachytherapy
Brachytherapy (from the Greek word βραχυς brachys, meaning "short-distance"), also known as internal radiotherapy, sealed source radiotherapy, curietherapy or endocurietherapy, is a form of radiotherapy where a radiation source is placed inside or next to the area requiring treatment. Brachytherapy is commonly used as an effective treatment for cervical, prostate, breast, and skin cancer and can also be used to treat tumours in many other body sites. Brachytherapy can be used alone or in combination with other therapies such as surgery, External Beam Radiotherapy (EBRT) and chemotherapy...
Brachytherapy - List of case studies
- Prostate Cancer and Parkinson's disease
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external beam radiation combined with hormonal therapy . Brachytherapy is recommended for patients with prostatic adenocarcinoma Gleason ... combined with hormonal therapy, androgen suppression, Brachytherapy. ...
- Treatments
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Botulinum-toxin injection Brachitherapy Brachytherapy Brain irradiation Breg-type lumbar orthopaedic brace ...
- Carcinoma of the prostate
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external beam radiation combined with hormonal therapy . Brachytherapy is recommended for patients with prostatic adenocarcinoma Gleason ...
- Recurrent metastases in malignant tumor of left forearm
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In addition, a perisurgical interstitial HDR brachytherapy was administered dose in 12 Fractions (2 fractions a day with ... resection of the neoplasia, perisurgical interstitial HDR brachytherapy, radiation therapy, second line regimens, autologous stem cell ...