This resource provides practical guidance on the use of brachytherapy each chapter gives the reader a solid background in the physics and dosimetry of the technique followed by practical information on its use in common disease sites whilst low medium and high dose rate techniques are covered emphasis is placed on high dose rate afterloading techniques which are likely to replace most . Radiotherapy in practice brachytherapy brachytherapy remains an important component of radical radiation therapy in the modern management of cancer widespread adoption of remote afterloading. The asi course was structured in two parts the first was dedicated to what is often called teletherapy i e radiotherapy with external beams while the second focused on internal radiotherapy also called brachytherapy or curietherapy in honour of madame curie who initiated the technique about a century ago this asi took place after the european school of medical physics which devoted a 3 week period to medical imaging a subject complementary to the topics of this . Radiotherapy in practice brachytherapy uploaded by edgar wallace this resource provides practical guidance on the use of brachytherapy each chapter gives the reader a solid background in the physics and dosimetry of the technique followed by practical information on its use in common disease sites whilst low medium and high dose rate techniques are covered emphasis is placed on high dose