Intracavitary radiation therapy
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| Intracavitary radiation therapy | |
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| Term | Intracavitary radiation therapy |
| Short definition | Intracavitary radiation therapy (IN-truh-KA-vih-tayr-ee RAY-dee-AY-shun THAYR-uh-pee) A type of internal radiation therapy in which radioactive material placed in needles, seeds, wires or catheters, is inserted directly into a body cavity such as the chest cavity or vagina |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Intracavitary radiation therapy - (pronounced) (IN-truh-KA-vih-tayr-ee RAY-dee-AY-shun THAYR-uh-pee) A type of internal radiation therapy in which radioactive material placed in needles, seeds, wires or catheters, is inserted directly into a body cavity such as the chest cavity or vagina
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