Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
intracavity radiotherapy
Definitions related to intracavity radiotherapy:
  • (brachytherapy, intracavitary) A type of brachytherapy in which radioactive material sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters is placed directly into a body cavity such as the chest cavity or the vagina.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (intracavitary radiation therapy) A type of internal radiation therapy in which radioactive material sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters is placed directly into a body cavity such as the chest cavity or the vagina.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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