Dr Sheel Mehta

Research

Publications and research interests

Dr Mehta contributes to peer-reviewed research on radiotherapy and brachytherapy for prostate cancer, working with the Royal Surrey County Hospital brachytherapy group. Her published work focuses on long-term outcomes after low-dose-rate brachytherapy and on the role of focal, hemi-gland treatment.

Selected publications

BMJ Open

BMJ Open · 2026

The LDR BURST trial: a randomised controlled trial comparing the side effects of low-dose-rate brachytherapy against ultra-hypofractionated radiotherapy using spacer gel treatment in men with Cambridge Prognostic Groups 1-3 prostate cancer.

Hayhurst W, Uribe-Lewis S, Uribe J, Mikropoulos C, Otter S, Goh C, Mehta S, Wood K, Deering C, Higgins D, Langley S, Long M, Michael A, Langley S, Perna C.

BMJ Open. 2026;16(4):e114633.

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Red Journal

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics · 2025

In regard to Crook et al.

Mikropoulos C, Metawe M, Otter S, Perna C, Mehta S, Hayhurst W, Goh C, Uribe J, Uribe S, Langley S.

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 2025;122(1):208–209.

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Front cover of Brachytherapy, volume 23, issue 3, May to June 2024.
American Brachytherapy SocietyOfficial journal of the American Brachytherapy Society

Brachytherapy · 2024

Net survival of men with localized prostate cancer after LDR brachytherapy.

Uribe-Lewis S, Uribe J, Deering C, Langley S, Higgins D, Whiting D, Metawe M, Khaksar S, Mehta S, Mikropoulos C, Otter S, Perna C, Langley S.

Brachytherapy. 2024;23(3):329–334.

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Front cover of BJU International, volume 129, issue 6, June 2022.
BJU International

BJU International · 2022

Long-term survival after low-dose-rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer: the Royal Surrey experience.

Lewis S, Uribe J, Bourke V, Deering C, Higgins D, Mehta S, Mikropoulos C, Otter S, Perna C, Khaksar S, Laing R, Langley S.

BJU International. 2022;129(6):723–730.

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Front cover of Brachytherapy, volume 21, issue 6, November to December 2022.
American Brachytherapy SocietyOfficial journal of the American Brachytherapy Society

Brachytherapy · 2022

Is hemi-gland focal LDR brachytherapy as effective as whole-gland treatment for unilateral prostate cancer?

Langley S, Uribe J, Uribe-Lewis S, Mehta S, Mikropoulos C, Perna C, Otter S, Horton A, Cunningham M, Higgins D, Langley S, Deering C, Khaksar S.

Brachytherapy. 2022;21(6):870–876.

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Front cover of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, volume 110, issue 3, 1 July 2021.
Red Journal

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics · 2021

In regard to Parry et al.

Langley S, Laing R, Khaksar S, Perna C, Otter S, Mehta S, Uribe-Lewis S, Uribe J.

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 2021;110(3):912–913.

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