Brachytherapy

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000898",
  "term": "Brachytherapy",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A collective term for interstitial, intracavity, and surface radiotherapy. It uses small sealed or partly-sealed sources that may be placed on or near the body surface or within a natural body cavity or implanted directly into the tissues.",
  "synonyms": [
    "curietherapy",
    "implant radiotherapy",
    "interstitial radiotherapy",
    "radioisotope brachytherapy",
    "radioisotope plaque therapy"
  ],
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "radiotherapy",
    "radiation injury",
    "radio-sensitizing agents",
    "radiation safety"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "braquiterapia"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/brachytherapy/"
}