An interstitial implant is a radioactive source that is placed directly into a tumor in an organ such as the prostate or tongue. Another name used for this therapy is brachytherapy.
Treatment with rays from radioactive compounds placed inside the tumor or tumors.
treatment with high-energy radiation from tiny radioactive seeds inserted into the prostate; see brachytherapy.
A procedure in which radioactive material sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters is placed directly into or near a tumor. Also called brachytherapy, internal radiation, or implant radiation.
The implantation of radioactive seeds directly into a tumor.
(in-ter- stih-shul radiation therapy): a type of treatment in which a radioactive implant is placed directly into the tissue (not in a body cavity).