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TRANSLUMINAL BRACHYTHERAPY [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiotherapy
  • Cancers and Oncology
CONT

Intraluminal brachytherapy places the implant in a special applicator inside a body passage. It may be used to treat esophageal or lung cancer. It can be given along with external radiation therapy to give an additional boost of radiation.

Key term(s)
  • intra-luminal brachytherapy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiothérapie
  • Cancers et oncologie
CONT

Pour la curiethérapie intraluminale, on insère l'implant dans un applicateur spécial qu'on glisse dans une voie de passage du corps. On peut y avoir recours pour traiter le cancer de l'œsophage ou du poumon. Il est possible qu'on l'associe à la radiothérapie externe pour donner une dose supplémentaire de radiation.

Spanish

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