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Treatment by surgically planting tiny radioactive pellets or "seeds" into or near a tumor, which provides a high dose of radiation to the local tissue. C Cancer: a general term for more than 200 diseases characterized by uncontrolled, abnormal cell growth. Cancer vaccines: Treatment with agents that stimulate the body's immune system to seek out and destroy cancer cells.
출처: saci.uthscsa.edu/PatientServices/glossary.html
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(BRAY-key-THER-uh-pee) Radiation treatment delivered by a small plaque sewn on the outside of the eye (sclera).
출처: www.jhu.edu/wctb/coms/booklet/book5.htm
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In radiotherapy, treatment with ionizing radiation whose source is applied directly into an organ that has cancer. For prostate cancer, this consists of radioactive seed implantation directly into the prostate.
출처: urology.ucsf.edu/patientGuides/termsB.html
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In this procedure, special
출처: www.seattlecca.org/patientsandfamilies/adultCare/c...
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A form of radiation therapy in which radioactive material is placed within the body in direct contact with the affected area, allowing more radiation to be given safely and resulting in a much shorter and more convenient course of treatment. Brachytherapy can be given in conjunction with external radiation treatments or it can be used by itself. See also High dose rate brachytherapy.
출처: www.legacyhealth.org/body.cfm
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