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brachytherapy [also called implant radiation, internal radiation, or interstitial radiation]

(BRAKE-ih-THER-a-pee)

A procedure in which radioactive material is placed directly into or near the cancer. The radiation is sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters.

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