Dictionary

brachytherapy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌbɹækiˈθɛrəpi/

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

Coordinates

teletherapy

Deriveds

microbrachytherapy

Synonyms

curietherapy · sealed course radiotherapy · endocurietherapy · internal radiotherapy

Translations (6)

es braquiterapia (type of radiotherapy) · el βραχυθεραπεία (type of radiotherapy) · id brakiterapi (type of radiotherapy) · it brachiterapia (type of radiotherapy) · fr curiethérapie (type of radiotherapy) · pt braquiterapia (type of radiotherapy)