brachytherapy
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “not far off”) + θεραπεία (therapeía, “attendance, treatment, healing, service”); brachy- + therapy.
Pronunciation
Noun
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.
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type of radiotherapy
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