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April 16, 2026
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  1. Brachytherapy. RadiologyInfo. https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info/brachy. Accessed Feb. 27, 2026.
  2. Radiation therapy and you: Support for people with cancer. National Cancer Institute. https://www.cancer.gov/publications/patient-education/radiation-therapy-and-you. Accessed Feb. 27, 2026.
  3. Brachytherapy. RT Answers. https://www.rtanswers.org/How-does-radiation-therapy-work/Brachytherapy. Accessed Feb. 27, 2026.
  4. Mitin T. Radiation therapy techniques in cancer treatment. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed Feb. 27, 2026.
  5. Tepper JE, et al., eds. Brachytherapy. In: Gunderson & Tepper's Clinical Radiation Oncology. 6th ed. Elsevier; 2026. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Feb. 27, 2026.
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  7. Bhatt DL, ed. Treatment of in-stent restenosis. In: Cardiovascular Intervention: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease. 2nd ed. Elsevier; 2024. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed March 3, 2026.
  8. Aslan E, et al. The impact of brachytherapy on sexual life in patients with gynecological cancer. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 2025; doi:10.1016/j.ejon.2025.103012.
  9. Hoffman KE, et al. Patient-reported outcomes through 5 years for active surveillance, surgery, brachytherapy, or external beam radiation with or without androgen deprivation therapy for localized prostate cancer. JAMA. 2020; doi:10.1001/jama.2019.20675.
  10. Prostate cancer. National Comprehensive Cancer Network. https://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/default.aspx. Accessed March 3, 2026.
  11. Rovirosa A, et al. Why is a very easy, useful, old technique underused? An overview of esophageal brachytherapy — Interventional radiotherapy. Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy. 2022; doi:10.5114/jcb.2022.117726.
  12. Nguyen H. Allscripts EPSi. Mayo Clinic. Feb. 16, 2022.

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