Brachytherapy definition

Brachytherapy means a method of radiation therapy in which sealed sources are utilized to deliver a radiation dose at a distance of up to a few centimeters, by surface, intracavitary, or interstitial application.
Brachytherapy means a method of radiation therapy in which an encapsulated source or group of sources is utilized to deliver beta or gamma radiation at a distance of up to a few centimeters, by surface, intracavitary or interstitial application.
Brachytherapy means a method of radiation therapy in which plated, embedded, activated, or sealed sources are utilized to deliver a radiation dose at a distance of up to a few centimeters, by surface, intracavitary, intraluminal or interstitial application.

Examples of Brachytherapy in a sentence

  • Safety Precautions for Patients or Human Research Subjects Receiving Brachytherapy 9-66 RH-8605.

  • Calibration Measurements of Brachytherapy Sealed Sources 9-67 RH-8606.

  • Training for Use of Manual Brachytherapy Sources 9-69 RH-8611.- RH-8614.

  • Requirements for Possession of Sealed Sources and Brachytherapy Sources 9-38 RH-8406.

  • Brachytherapy or conformal external radiotherapy for prostate cancer: a single-institution matched-pair analysis.


More Definitions of Brachytherapy

Brachytherapy means a method of radiation therapy in which sources are used to deliver a radiation dose by surface, intracavitary, intralumimnal or interstitial application.
Brachytherapy means a method of radiation therapy in which sealed sources are used to deliver a radiation dose at a distance of up to a few centimeters, by surface, intracavitory, intraluminal or interstitial application.
Brachytherapy means a method of radiation therapy in which sealed sources are utilized to deliv- er a radiation dose at a distance of up to a few centimeters, by surface, intracavitary, or interstitial ap- plication.
Brachytherapy means a method of radiation therapy in which [sealed] sources are utilized to deliver a radiation dose at a distance of up to a few centimeters[,] by surface, intracavitary, intraluminal or interstitial application. Brachytherapy includes radiation therapy using electronic remote after-loading devices.
Brachytherapy means a method of radiation therapy in which sources are used to deliver a radiation dose at a distance of up to a few centimeters by surface, intracavitary, intraluminal, or intersti- tial application.
Brachytherapy means a method of radiation therapy in which a sealed source or group of sealed sources is used to deliver beta or gamma radiation at a distance of up to a few centimeters, by surface, intracavitary, intraluminal, or intersti- tial application.
Brachytherapy means a method of radiation therapy in which sealed sources are used to deliver a radiation dose at a dis- tance of up to a few centimeters by surface, intracavitary or inter- stitial application.