brachytherapy
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Related to Interstitial Radiation Therapy: Internal Radiation Therapy, implant radiation therapy
brachytherapy
[¦brak·i′ther·ə·pē] (medicine)
Radiation treatment using a solid or enclosed radioisotopic source on the surface of the body or at a short distance from the area to be treated.
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