brachytherapy

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌbɹækiˈθɛrəpi/

Noun

brachytherapy (countable and uncountable, plural brachytherapies)

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

Synonyms

internal radiotherapy
sealed course radiotherapy
curietherapy
endocurietherapy

Derived terms

microbrachytherapy

Translations

type of radiotherapy

French: curiethérapie (fr)
Italian: brachiterapia f
Portuguese: braquiterapia f
Spanish: braquiterapia f

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