Brachytherapy

/ˌbɹækiˈθɛrəpi/ noun

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

Etymology

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

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