When radioactive pellets are implanted directly into the tumor
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Breast brachytherapy is the placement of various types of radiation sources, in the form of small fragments, into or next to a cancer to remove it from the body.
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Brschytherapy
The most general term is "radiotherapy", or "radiation therapy", but that term would also include external sources of radiation being used to irradiate the target tissue. When radioactive sources are implanted to deliver a therapeutic dose of radiation, the term "brachytherapy" is used.
brachytherapy
Brachytherapy IS radiation treatment. Irradiated seeds are placed into or next to a cancerous area. These seeds are then irradiated causing the cancer to die.