Brachytheraphy in head and neck cancers– An update
| Autor: | Nilofer Halim, Chaithra K, Sham Kishor K, Anusha R. L, Sujeev N |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Chemotherapy Modalities 020205 medical informatics business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Brachytherapy Head and neck cancer 02 engineering and technology Oral and maxillofacial radiology medicine.disease Review article Radiation therapy 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Oral and maxillofacial surgery medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Radiology business |
| Zdroj: | IP International Journal of Maxillofacial Imaging. 5:67-71 |
| ISSN: | 2581-3838 2581-382X |
| Popis: | Head and neck cancers have become very prevalent all over the world and ranked 11th among all cancers worldwide. The mainstay for managing these oral cancers includes surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy or combination of these modalities. This article highlights the one of the type of radiotherapy which is mainly used in managing the head and neck cancers, that is brachytherapy. This review article enlights the dental surgeons about indications, types, mechanisms, limitations and advances about brachytherapy. Keywords: Brachytherapy, Head and neck cancer. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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