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 ...

For patients receiving supplemental EBRT, the EBRT was given first; the brachytherapy procedure followed the course of EBRT by 2 4 weeks. The EBRT was delivered after CT-based treatment planning ...

The post-procedure summary says that all went well ... His medical records show he picked brachytherapy, rather than external beam radiation or surgery. He was unaware that brachytherapy errors ...