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Brachytherapy-GyN

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Encyclopedia of Radiation Oncology

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Carcinoma of the uterine cervix; Uterine neoplasm; Uterus

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Brachytherapy, derived from the Greek term for “close” therapy, refers to placing a radiation source in or close to the tumor region. In cervical cancer, brachytherapy is used to boost the tumor region of an intact cervix or to treat the vaginal cuff in some postoperative patients to allow a higher dose to the region with limited side effects. Specialized instruments are placed in and around the region to allow for implantation of the radioactive source. Commonly used radiation sources include cesium-137 in low-dose-rate brachytherapy and iridium-192 in high-dose-rate brachytherapy.

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Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation

Esophageal Cancer

Uterine Cervix

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Drexel University, 216 North Broad St, Philadelphia, PA, 19102, USA

    Dr. Christin A. Knowlton

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, Marshfield Clinic, 1000 North Oak Avenue, Marshfield, WI, 54449, USA

    Dr. Michelle Kolton Mackay

  3. Department of Radiation Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 111 South 11th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA

    Dr. Yan Yu (Professor and Director of Medical Physics) & Laura Doyle MS

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Correspondence to Christin A. Knowlton or Yan Yu .

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  1. Distinguished University Professor, Hylda Cohn/American Cancer Professor Of Clinical Oncology, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Drexel University College of Medicine, MS 200, 216 North Broad St., Philadelphia, PA, 19102, USA

    Luther W. Brady MD

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157-0001, USA

    Theodore E. Yaeger MD

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Knowlton, C.A., Mackay, M.K., Yu, Y., Doyle, L. (2013). Brachytherapy-GyN. In: Brady, L.W., Yaeger, T.E. (eds) Encyclopedia of Radiation Oncology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85516-3_699

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