brachytherapy

British  

/ ˌbrækɪˈθɛrəpɪ /

noun

1. a form of radiotherapy in which sealed sources of radioactive material are inserted temporarily into body cavities or directly into tumours

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Example Sentences

Following her diagnosis three years later she underwent a hysterectomy as well as chemotherapy, radiotherapy and brachytherapy, when radiation is administered directly next to the tumour.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2023

I was offered a choice: radical surgery or brachytherapy.

From The Guardian • Mar. 13, 2018

This procedure, called brachytherapy, involves making an incision under general anesthesia to implant pellets into the prostate gland that release low doses of radiation slowly over a period of months.

From US News • Jan. 28, 2015

To help do that, he and his colleagues studied semen samples from five men who'd undergone brachytherapy at least one year earlier, all of whom were younger than 55.

From Reuters • Feb. 1, 2012

That included 60 percent of the men who had their prostates removed, 42 percent who had regular radiation and 37 percent of the men who had radioactive seeds, also called brachytherapy.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2011