brachytherapy

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/ˌbɹækiˈθɛrəpi/

noun

Radiotherapy using radioactive sources positioned within (or close to) the treatment volume, typically with radiopharmaceuticals as opposed to external-beam sources.

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internal radiotherapysealed course radiotherapycurietherapyendocurietherapy
OriginAncient Greek βραχύς →
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Meanings

nounbrachytherapy (countable and uncountable, plural brachytherapies)

plural brachytherapies

  1. countableuncountableRadiotherapy 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounRadiotherapy using radioactive sources positioned within (or close to) the treatment volume, typically with radiopharmaceuticals as opposed to external-beam sources.

Similar
internal radiotherapysealed course radiotherapycurietherapyendocurietherapy

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβραχύς“short, not far off”
  2. Englishbrachytherapy

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

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Translations

French curiethérapie
  • curiethérapietype of radiotherapy
Greek βραχυθεραπεία
  • βραχυθεραπεία (vrachytherapeía)type of radiotherapy
Indonesian brakiterapi
  • brakiterapitype of radiotherapy
Italian brachiterapia
  • brachiterapiatype of radiotherapy
Portuguese braquiterapia
  • braquiterapiatype of radiotherapy
Spanish braquiterapia
  • braquiterapiatype of radiotherapy
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