Brachytherapy
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A collective term for interstitial, intracavity, and surface radiotherapy. It uses small sealed or partly-sealed sources that may be placed on or near the body surface or within a natural body cavity or implanted directly into the tissues.
Synonyms
- Brachytherapy, Radioisotope
- Radioisotope Brachytherapy
- Curietherapy
- Radiotherapy, Intracavity
- Intracavity Radiotherapy
- Plaque Therapy, Radioisotope
- Radioisotope Plaque Therapy
- Therapy, Radioisotope Plaque
- Radiotherapy, Interstitial
- Radiotherapy, Implant
- Implant Radiotherapy
- Interstitial Radiotherapy
- Surface Radiotherapy
- Radiotherapy, Surface
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