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Descriptor English:   Brachytherapy 
Descriptor Spanish:   Braquiterapia 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Braquiterapia 
Synonyms English:   Implant Radiotherapy
Plaque Therapy, Radioisotope
Radioisotope Brachytherapy
Radiotherapy, Interstitial
Radiotherapy, Intracavity
Radiotherapy, Surface
Curietherapy  
Tree Number:   E02.815.150
Definition English:   A collective term for interstitial, intracavity, and surface radiotherapy. It uses small sealed or partly-sealed sources that may be placed on or near the body surface or within a natural body cavity or implanted directly into the tissues. 
Indexing Annotation English:   a type of radiother
History Note English:   80 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
adverse effects classification
contraindications economics
ethics history
instrumentation mortality
methods nursing
psychology statistics & numerical data
standards trends
utilization veterinary
Record Number:   1944 
Unique Identifier:   D001918 

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