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MeSH Heading: Brachytherapy
Tree Number(s): E02.815.150
Unique ID: D001918
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001918
Annotation: a type of radiother
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Version: BRACHYTHER
Entry Term(s): Brachytherapy, Radioisotope; Curietherapy; Implant Radiotherapy; Interstitial Radiotherapy; Intracavity Radiotherapy; Plaque Therapy, Radioisotope; Radioisotope Brachytherapy; Radioisotope Plaque Therapy; Radiotherapy, Implant; Radiotherapy, Interstitial; Radiotherapy, Intracavity; Radiotherapy, Surface; Surface Radiotherapy
Previous Indexing: Neoplasms/radiotherapy (1966-1979); Radioisotopes/administration & dosage/therapeutic use (1966-1979); Radiotherapy (1966-1979); specific neoplasm/radiotherapy (1966-1979); specific radioisotope/administration & dosage/therapeutic use (1966-1979)
Public MeSH Note: 80
History Note: 80
Date Established: 1980/01/01
Date of Entry: 1979/03/07
Revision Date: 2005/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

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veterinary (VE)

Concept UI: M0002857
Scope Note: 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.
Terms: Brachytherapy Preferred Term
Term UI T005458
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1980); Brachytherapy, Radioisotope
Term UI T005459
Date03/07/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Radioisotope Brachytherapy
Term UI T005460
Date03/07/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Curietherapy
Term UI T005461
Date10/13/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992)

Concept UI: M0002860
Terms: Radiotherapy, Interstitial Preferred Term
Term UI T005469
Date03/07/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Radiotherapy, Implant
Term UI T005466
Date03/07/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Implant Radiotherapy
Term UI T005467
Date03/07/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Interstitial Radiotherapy
Term UI T005468
Date03/07/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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