Internal radiation therapy
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| Internal radiation therapy | |
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| Term | Internal radiation therapy |
| Short definition | internal radiation therapy (in-TER-nul RAY-dee-AY-shun THAYR-uh-pee) A type of radiation therapy that uses radioactive material contained in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters is placed directly in or near a tumor. Also called brachytherapy, implant radiotherapy and radiation brachytherapy |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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internal radiation therapy - (pronounced) (in-TER-nul RAY-dee-AY-shun THAYR-uh-pee) A type of radiation therapy that uses radioactive material contained in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters is placed directly in or near a tumor. Also called brachytherapy, implant radiotherapy and radiation brachytherapy
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