Brachytherapy in cancer of the head and neck.
This article provides a review of the general principles of brachytherapy for tumors in the head and neck. The different radionuclides used for this technique are discussed, as are the different capacities in which brachytherapy can be used, such as intraoperatively, as an adjuvant to surgery, to control nasopharyngeal carcinoma, following chemoradiotherapy, and for management of recurrent cancers.
Vikram
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Department of Radiation Oncology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA. vikram@aecom.yu.edu
D001918:Brachytherapy; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans