brachytherapy

Noun

Meaning

brachytherapy (countable and uncountable, plural brachytherapies)

Radiotherapy using radioactive sources positioned within (or close to) the treatment volume, typically with radiopharmaceuticals as opposed to external-beam sources.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

radiation therapy curietherapy endocurietherapy internal radiotherapy sealed course radiotherapy

Examples

As one example of the localized nature of breast brachytherapy, the SAVI device delivers the radiation dose through multiple catheters, each of which can be individually controlled. Source: Internet

Brachytherapy main A SAVI brachytherapy device Brachytherapy seeds used to treat prostate cancer Brachytherapy (internal radiation therapy) is delivered by placing radiation source(s) inside or next to the area requiring treatment. Source: Internet

Radioactive iodine brachytherapy at the margins of wedge excision may reduce the risk of recurrence. Source: Internet

APBI can be performed with either brachytherapy or with external beam radiation. Source: Internet

Radiation therapy is given as external beam radiotherapy to the pelvis and brachytherapy (internal radiation). Source: Internet

Specific treatments include high-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy, bilary duct brachytherapy, and intracavitary cervix brachytherapy. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Brachythecium groenlandicum brachytherapeutic brachytherapist brachythoracid brachytypous brachyura