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) 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 ====