RADIOTERAPIA E BRAQUITERAPIA NA ENFERMAGEM: UMA REVISÃO BIBLIOMÉTRICA

Bibliometric and scientometric study that identified and characterized the nursing publications regarding radiotherapy and brachytherapy in Brazil. Data collection was performed in August 2013, with search in the Nursing Database, Latin American Literature in Health Sciences, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online and Scientific Electronic Library Online, using the descriptors “nursing”, “radiotherapy” and “brachytherapy”. It included 30 publications analyzed by simple descriptive statistics and the results showed that 43.33% of knowledge was produced by M.Sc. graduates and students, mostly linked to educational institutions in the Southeast; 56.66% published in journals classified as strata A1 and B1; 20% covered prevention, identification and treatment of complications and side effects; the studies were predominantly qualitative. The production of knowledge in the investigated area is incipient; therefore, there is the need for more research to improve the care to people subject to these treatment modalities.