brachytherapy

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “not far off”) + θεραπεία (therapeía, “attendance, treatment, healing, service”); brachy- +‎ therapy.

Noun[edit]

brachytherapy (countable and uncountable, plural brachytherapies)

  1. Radiotherapy using radioactive sources positioned within (or close to) the treatment volume.

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