| Howard Kelly establishes gynecologic brachytherapy in the United States. | |
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PMID: 20022564 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: Exploration of Howard Atwood Kelly's contributions to gynecologic brachytherapy. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Review of contemporary journals, texts, newspaper accounts, and the memoirs of Kelly's associates. Information from unpublished material, including Kelly's handwritten notes and diaries, was culled from the Alan Mason Chesney Archives of the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. RESULTS: Despite European reports of radium's efficacy, gynecologists on both sides of the Atlantic resisted its adoption. The endorsement of radium therapy by America's foremost gynecologist, Howard Kelly, was instrumental in its acceptance. His consummate skill as clinician, investigator, publicist, and entrepreneur established brachytherapy as the primary treatment modality for carcinoma of the cervix and vagina. The technique he pioneered in the second decade of the 20th century, a combination of brachytherapy and megavoltage-equivalent teletherapy, presaged modern practice. CONCLUSION: Principles for the management of female genital neoplasia, outlined by Howard Kelly nine decades ago, remain relevant today. |
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Authors:
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Jesse N Aronowitz; Roger F Robison |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article; Portraits Date: 2009-12-22 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Brachytherapy Volume: 9 ISSN: 1873-1449 ISO Abbreviation: Brachytherapy Publication Date: 2010 Apr-Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-03-29 Completed Date: 2010-06-30 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101137600 Medline TA: Brachytherapy Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 178-84 Citation Subset: IM |
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(c) 2010 American Brachytherapy Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA. Jesse.Aronowitz@umassmemorial.org |
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Brachytherapy
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history* Female Genital Neoplasms, Female / history*, radiotherapy* Gynecology / history* History, 20th Century Humans Physicians / history* United States |
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Personal Name Subject:
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Howard Atwood Kelly |
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