addnewpages | Channel 9

Summary: Adding new pages to the wiki is easy.
SeeAlso: AddContent

* Think up a title for your new page.
* Smash all the words of the title together, leaving their initial capital letters intact (i.e. PascalCased).
* Edit an existing page, and add your title somewhere to that page.
* Hit save, and you'll see that your PascalCased title has a dashed line underneath it - this is a link to your new page.
* Click on the link to edit your new page.

A good first page to add is your WikiPage, so that you can leave a WikiSignature when you write something. -- JonathanHardwick

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Brachytherapy

Brachytherapy, also known as sealed source radiotherapy or endocurietherapy, is a form of radiotherapy where a radioactive source is placed inside or next to the area requiring treatment. Brachytherapy is commonly used to treat localized prostate cancer, cervical cancer and cancers of the head and neck.

For decades, breast conservation therapy for early-stage breast cancer consisted of a lumpectomy followed by six weeks of whole breast irradiation. There has been growing interest in the use of accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI), which treats only the tumor cavity and surrounding tissue.

To shorten the time of treatment and reduce the healthy tissues exposure to radiation, a new procedure has been developed that involves a type of brachytherapy, where a radioactive source is temporarily placed inside the breast in direct contact with the tumor bed (area where tumor was removed). Breast brachytherapy is a 5-day radiation therapy alternative pioneered by Dr. Robert Kuske