brachytherapy

(noun)

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

Related Terms

Examples of brachytherapy in the following topics:

  • Therapeutic Uses of Radiation

    • Brachytherapy is another form of radiation therapy, in which a therapeutic radioisotope is injected into the body to chemically localize to the tissue that requires destruction .
    • A key feature of brachytherapy is that the irradiation affects only a very localized area around the radiation sources.
    • Body sites in which brachytherapy can be used to treat cancer

  • Medical Imaging and Diagnostics

    • Brachytherapy is another form of radiation therapy, in which a therapeutic radioisotope is injected into the body to chemically localize to the tissue that requires destruction .
    • A key feature of brachytherapy is that the irradiation affects only a very localized area around the radiation sources.

  • Paget's Disease

    • Notice the seeds in the prostate after brachytherapy.

  • Lung Cancer

    • Radioactive iodine brachytherapy at the margins of wedge excision may reduce the risk of recurrence.