- 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
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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 — 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 … English dictionary of cancer terms
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
