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  1. Safia K. Ahmed, M.D.

    Safia K. Ahmed, M.D.

    1. Phoenix, AZ
    Areas of focus:

    Radiation therapy, Brachytherapy, Proton therapy, Stereotactic radiosurgery, Intraoperative radiation therapy, Intensit...y-modulated radiation therapy, Breast cancer, Soft tissue sarcoma, Pediatric central nervous system tumor

  2. John A. Antolak, Ph.D.

    John A. Antolak, Ph.D.

    1. Radiation Oncology Medical Physicist
    1. Rochester, MN
    Areas of focus:

    Brachytherapy, Image-guided radiation therapy

  3. Jonathan B. Ashman, M.D., Ph.D.

    Jonathan B. Ashman, M.D., Ph.D.

    1. Radiation Oncologist
    1. Phoenix, AZ
    Areas of focus:

    Total body irradiation, Brain stereotactic radiosurgery, Brachytherapy, Stereotactic radiosurgery, Colon cancer, Pancre...atic cancer, Neuroendocrine tumor, Meningioma, Acoustic neuroma, Pituitary tumor, Chordoma, Gynecologic cancer, Brain tumor, Stomach cancer, Esophageal cancer, Brain metastasis, Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Oligodendroglioma, Neurofibromatosis, Glioma, Ependymoma, Nerve sheath tumor, Spinal tumor, Gallbladder cancer, Anal cancer, Sarcoma, Pilocytic astrocytoma, Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, Plexiform neurofibroma, Neurofibroma, Choroid plexus papilloma

  4. Albert N. Attia, M.D.

    Albert N. Attia, M.D.

    1. Radiation Oncologist
    1. Jacksonville, FL
    Areas of focus:

    Brachytherapy, Stereotactic body radiotherapy, Radiation therapy for prostate cancer, Stereotactic radiosurgery, Intens...ity-modulated radiation therapy, Prostate cancer, Bladder cancer, Kidney cancer, Testicular cancer

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Mayo Clinic doctors and scientists are studying new ways to use brachytherapy to treat cancer.

Cancer research is conducted in coordination with the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center receives funding from the National Cancer Institute and is designated as a comprehensive cancer center. This designation recognizes an institution's scientific excellence and multidisciplinary resources focused on cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

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Brachytherapy care at Mayo Clinic

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  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.
  6. Medical review (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic. March 10, 2026.
  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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