Biomaterial Database

Brachytherapy: here today, gone tomorrow? 2005

M R Thomas

Department of Cardiology, King's College Hospital, London SE5 9RS, UK. mttwins@aol.com

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D001918	Brachytherapy	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.	Curietherapy,Implant Radiotherapy,Plaque Therapy, Radioisotope,Radioisotope Brachytherapy,Radiotherapy, Interstitial,Radiotherapy, Intracavity,Radiotherapy, Surface,Brachytherapy, Radioisotope,Interstitial Radiotherapy,Intracavity Radiotherapy,Radioisotope Plaque Therapy,Radiotherapy, Implant,Surface Radiotherapy,Therapy, Radioisotope Plaque
D004343	Drug Implants	Small containers or pellets of a solid drug implanted in the body to achieve sustained release of the drug.	Drug Implant,Drug Pellet,Pellets, Drug,Drug Pellets,Implant, Drug,Implants, Drug,Pellet, Drug
D005544	Forecasting	The prediction or projection of the nature of future problems or existing conditions based upon the extrapolation or interpretation of existing scientific data or by the application of scientific methodology.	Futurology,Projections and Predictions,Future,Predictions and Projections
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015607	Stents	Devices that provide support for tubular structures that are being anastomosed or for body cavities during skin grafting.	Stent
D017211	Treatment Failure	A measure of the quality of health care by assessment of unsuccessful results of management and procedures used in combating disease, in individual cases or series.	Failure, Treatment,Failures, Treatment,Treatment Failures
D023903	Coronary Restenosis	Recurrent narrowing or constriction of a coronary artery following surgical procedures performed to alleviate a prior obstruction.	Coronary Restenoses,Restenoses, Coronary,Restenosis, Coronary