brachytherapy
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- noun
- /ˌbræk.iˈθɛr.ə.pi/
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braquiterapia
- The doctor recommended brachytherapy for patients with localized prostate cancer to minimize damage to surrounding tissues.
- brachytherapy treatment
Examples
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87.7% of women who got brachytherapy were projected to be alive 5 years after diagnosis, compared to 87.0% of women who got whole-breast irradiation.
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16.2% of women who got brachytherapy had an infection in the breast area after surgery compared to 10.3% of women who got whole-breast irradiation.
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Brachytherapy uses radioactive seeds to deliver radiation directly to the area where the cancer was.
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This study suggests that brachytherapy is probably a worse option than whole-breast irradiation for older women.
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And there's a related treatment called brachytherapy, where tiny radioactive seeds are placed into the body to treat cancerous tumors.
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In brachytherapy, small radioactive sources are placed directly into or near the cancerous tissue to deliver targeted radiation.
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Brachytherapy is a procedure where radioactive seeds are implanted near the tumor to help treat cancer.
Synonyms
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Treatment that uses strong rays to kill cancer cells
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A treatment that uses strong beams of energy to kill cancer cells
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To expose something to radiation for medical treatment or testing
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Treatment that uses strong rays to destroy cancer cells
A cancer treatment that uses radiation from radium to treat tumours
A medical treatment using radium to treat cancer that was used in the past
To treat disease by exposing the body to radiation, often for cancer
How Local
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Brachytherapy comes from two Greek parts: brachy- meaning 'short' and therapy meaning 'treatment'. So, the name shows it is a 'short' or close treatment, because the radioactive source is placed inside or very near the tumor so the radiation goes mostly to the cancer.