Brachytherapy is a form of radiation therapy, by which a radioactive source is placed close to the tumor, either directly adjacent to it or inside the tumor itself. This procedure delivers a high dose ...

In brachytherapy, small and encapsulated radioactive sources are placed directly into or near the volume to be treated. Brachytherapy allows a high radiation dose to be delivered locally to a tumour ...

The intended use of the MammoSite Radiation Therapy System is to provide brachytherapy when the physician chooses to deliver intracavitary radiation to the surgical margins following lumpectomy ...