brachytherapy

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brachytherapy

/ˌbɹækiˈθɛrəpi/

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

noun brachytherapies

countable, uncountable Radiotherapy using radioactive sources positioned within (or close to) the treatment volume, typically with radiopharmaceuticals as opposed to external-beam sources.
Similar: internal radiotherapy, sealed course radiotherapy, curietherapy, endocurietherapy

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noun type of radiotherapy

Español	braquiterapia
Português	braquiterapia
Français	curiethérapie
Italiano	brachiterapia
Ελληνικά	βραχυθεραπεία vrachytherapeía

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@misc{brachytherapy_2026,
  title = {brachytherapy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brachytherapy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}