Medical Physics, Vol. 35, No. 10, pp. 4708–4723, October 2008
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Anniversary Paper: Past and current issues, and trends in brachytherapy physics
Bruce R. Thomadsen*
Departments of Medical Physics, Human Oncology, Biomedical Engineering and Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53705
Jeffrey F. Williamson
Department of Radiation Oncology, Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 980058, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0058
Mark J. Rivard
Department of Radiation Oncology, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, 750 Washington Street, #246, Boston, Massachusetts 02111
Ali S. Meigooni
Department of Radiation Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40536
(Received: 18 April 2008; revised: 18 August 2008; accepted: 19 August 2008; published online: 24 September 2008)Brachytherapy began at the turn of the 20th century, contemporary with external-beam radiotherapy. Physicists and physicians together developed the field. There has not been a period since the beginning that has not witnessed innovations and progress in brachytherapy. At the time of this article, the pace of change in the field has never been more rapid, particularly in image-guided brachytherapy and the development of unconventional sources and treatment techniques. ©2008 American Association of Physicists in Medicine
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