Aronowitz, Jesse N.2022-08-232022-08-232015-07-012015-11-16Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2015 Jul 1;92(3):479-87. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.02.014. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.02.014">Link to article on publisher's site</a>0360-3016 (Linking)10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.02.01426068477https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/47971Although 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.en-USBrachytherapyHistory, 20th CenturyHumansOccupational ExposureRadiation InjuriesRadioisotopesTechnology, RadiologicNeoplasmsOncologyRadiologyTherapeuticsJournal Articlehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/radiationoncology_pubs/807846777radiationoncology_pubs/80