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Aronowitz, Jesse N.UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Radiation OncologyDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2015-07-01Keywords
BrachytherapyHistory, 20th Century
Humans
Occupational Exposure
Radiation Injuries
Radioisotopes
Technology, Radiologic
Neoplasms
Oncology
Radiology
Therapeutics
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Although brachytherapy had been established as a highly effective modality for the treatment of cancer, its application was threatened by mid-20th century due to appreciation of the radiation hazard to health care workers. This review examines how the introduction of afterloading eliminated exposure and ushered in a brachytherapy renaissance.Source
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2015 Jul 1;92(3):479-87. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.02.014. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.02.014Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/47971PubMed ID
26068477Related Resources
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10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.02.014