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brachytherapy

noun

  1. type of radiation therapy
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌbɹækiˈθɛrəpi/

noun

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

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