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IMPLANTACION INTERSTICIAL [2 records]

Record 1 2016-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Medicine
DEF

The radiotherapy of internal organs by the insertion of a radioactive source into a body cavity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine nucléaire
CONT

Endocuriethérapie par Iridium [...] La curiethérapie interstitielle par aiguilles de radium utilisée depuis longtemps dans plusieurs centres n'a pas connu de développement important.

Spanish

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

La braquiterapia o implantación de elementos radioactivos es el tratamiento con radiaciones ionizantes en el que se coloca la fuente de radiación cerca de la lesión tumoral ya sea en la superficie del cuerpo(radioterapia de contacto), dentro de la cavidad(endoradioterapia) o dentro del mismo tumor(radioterapia intersticial), ésta última requiere una incisión en el órgano afectado para la implantación del elemento radiactivo.

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Record 2 2011-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Cancers and Oncology
DEF

In cancerology, a radioactive source used in curietherapy and that is inserted into the tumor tissue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine nucléaire
  • Cancers et oncologie
DEF

En cancérologie, source radioactive utilisée en curiethérapie, insérée dans les tissus de la tumeur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicina nuclear
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
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