brachytherapy

brachytherapy
A type of radiation therapy in which radioactive material sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters is placed directly into or near a tumor. Also called radiation brachytherapy, internal radiation therapy, and implant radiation therapy.

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  • Brachytherapy — (from the Greek brachy , meaning short ), also known as sealed source radiotherapy or endocurietherapy, is a form of radiotherapy where a radioactive source is placed inside or next to the area requiring treatment. Brachytherapy is commonly used… …   Wikipedia

  • Brachytherapy — Radiation treatment given by placing radioactive material directly in or near the target, which is often a tumor. Brachytherapy for prostate cancer, for example, is also called interstitial radiation therapy or seed implantation. In brachytherapy …   Medical dictionary

  • brachytherapy — n. radiotherapy administered by implanting radioactive wires or grains into or close to a tumour. This technique is used in the treatment of many accessible tumours (e.g. breast cancer) and is increasingly used in the treatment of localized… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • brachytherapy — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1954 radiotherapy in which the source of radiation is placed (as by implantation) in or close to the area being treated …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • brachytherapy — noun Radiotherapy using radioactive sources positioned within (or close to) the treatment volume …   Wiktionary

  • brachytherapy — n. radiotherapy in which the radioactive material or the source of radiation is placed directly into or close to the body or tumor …   English contemporary dictionary

  • brachytherapy — [ˌbrakɪ θɛrəpi] noun the treatment of cancer, especially prostate cancer, by the insertion of radioactive implants directly into the tissue …   English new terms dictionary

  • brachytherapy — brachy·the·ra·py …   English syllables

  • brachytherapy — /brækiˈθɛrəpi/ (say brakee theruhpee) noun a form of radiation treatment in which tiny pellets of radioactive material are implanted directly into the organ or tissues affected by the tumour; used for a range of cancers including those of the… …  

  • brachytherapy — ˌbrakēˈ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary brachy + therapy : radiotherapy in which the source of radiation is placed (as by implantation) in or close to the area being treated …   Useful english dictionary

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