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INTERSTITIAL RADIATION THERAPY [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiotherapy
  • Nuclear Medicine
DEF

A method of radiation therapy consisting of the placement directly into the tissues of needles, seeds or other types of implants containing radioactive material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiothérapie
  • Médecine nucléaire
CONT

La curiethérapie interstitielle par aiguilles de radium utilisée depuis longtemps dans plusieurs centres n'a pas connu de développement important du fait du risque d'irradiation pour le personnel et de l'imprécision de la dosimétrie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Radioterapia
  • Medicina nuclear
DEF

Radioterapía interna en la que se insertan isótopos radioactivos en pequeños contenedores implantados dentro y alrededor del tejido afectado.

OBS

Este es un tratamiento para el cáncer de boca, cáncer de labios, cáncer de lengua, cáncer de pecho y cáncer de próstata.

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