brachytherapy
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short, not far off”) + θεραπεία (therapeía, “attendance, treatment, healing, service”); brachy- + therapy.
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editNoun
editbrachytherapy (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.
- Coordinate term: teletherapy
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edittype of radiotherapy
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