brachytherapy
noun/ˌbɹækiˈθɛrəpi/
Etymology From Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short, not far off”) + θεραπεία (therapeía, “attendance, treatment, healing, service”); brachy- + therapy.
1
Radiotherapy using radioactive sources positioned within (or close to) the treatment volume, typically with radiopharmaceuticals as opposed to external-beam sources.
- Synonyms
- internal radiotherapy, sealed course radiotherapy, curietherapy, endocurietherapy
- Derived terms
- microbrachytherapy