brachytherapy

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌbɹækiˈθɛrəpi/

Noun

brachytherapy (countable and uncountable, plural brachytherapies)

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

   Coordinate term: teletherapy

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