brachytherapy

English

Etymology

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

Noun

brachytherapy (countable and uncountable, plural brachytherapies)

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

Synonyms

internal radiotherapy
sealed course radiotherapy
curietherapy
endocurietherapy

Derived terms

brachy

Translations

type of radiotherapy

French: curiethérapie (fr)
Portuguese: braquiterapia f

Spanish: braquiterapia f

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