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BRACHYRADIOTHERAPY [1 record]

Record 1 - external organization data 2004-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Radiotherapy
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

Treatment by radiation from a sealed source that is implanted or attached to the surface of the body.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine nucléaire
  • Radiothérapie
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Forme de traitement radiothérapeutique qui consiste à introduire la substance radioactive dans le corps, c'est-à-dire dans un organe creux, dans la tumeur ou à proximité.

OBS

Malgré le fait que le terme «brachythérapie» soit considéré comme un anglicisme par certains auteurs, il est largement utilisé par les auteurs francophones de textes scientifiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicina nuclear
  • Radioterapia
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
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