brachytherapy
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Louise underwent chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and brachytherapy - which is internal radiation treatment.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2025
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
But not as much has been known about the effects of brachytherapy, according to Dr. Neil Fleshner, the senior researcher on the new study.
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
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