• Brachytherapy

    Origin

    From Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhys, "not far off") + therapy from Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeia, "attendance, treatment, healing, service").

    Full definition of brachytherapy

    Noun

    brachytherapy

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