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| A type of radiation therapy in which radioactive material sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters is placed directly into or near a tumor. Also called brachytherapy, internal radiation therapy, and implant radiation therapy. |
Previous Definitions: | R115777, R1507, rabies, rAd/p53, radiation | Next Definitions: | radiation dermatitis, radiation enteritis, radiation fibrosis, radiation necrosis, radiation nurse |
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