title: Paediatric brachytherapy. I. The role of brachytherapy in the multidisciplinary therapy of localized cancers.
abstract: Paediatric brachytherapy is rarely practised but has definite benefit in certain situations. Case reports illustrate the role of current brachytherapy strategies both as radical and salvage procedures and in the multidisciplinary management of childhood cancers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London.
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Plowman
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Doughty
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Harnett
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000379:methods*; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006050:Gold Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007496:Iridium Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy
chemical_list: D006050:Gold Radioisotopes; D007496:Iridium Radioisotopes