brachytherapy

/ ˌbrækɪˈθɛrəpɪ /

noun

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

Example Sentences

In the study, 250 women with cervical cancer received the new treatment - an intensive six-week course of carboplatin and paclitaxel chemotherapy, followed by the "usual" treatment of radiotherapy plus weekly cisplatin and brachytherapy, known as chemoradiation.

From BBC

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

"If I'd been diagnosed sooner then I wouldn't have had to go through having radiotherapy, chemotherapy and brachytherapy. It was an awful experience."

From BBC

It had been on our minds for the past three months, ever since I completed weeks of grueling rounds of chemotherapy, radiation and brachytherapy to treat my stage 2 cervical cancer.

From The Guardian

I had come in for my MRI in preparation for brachytherapy, a type of internal radiation I’d start the following day.

From The Guardian