MSK is one of the leading centers in the world to use proton therapy for breast cancer. Brachytherapy (BRAY-kee-THAYR-uh-pee), also called internal radiation, puts the radioactive material close to or ...

Internal radiation therapy, also known as brachytherapy, is a crucial treatment modality that allows for the direct delivery of radiation to tumors, minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissues.

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center in central Pennsylvania has approximately 40,000 patient visits for medical oncology and infusion ...

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 ...

Your doctor may suggest a type of internal radiation therapy called "brachytherapy." In this procedure, the radiation source is in a capsule or other implant item. Doctors often use an applicator ...

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 ...

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center in central Pennsylvania, is now offering an advanced internal radiation therapy for gynecological ...

Radiotherapy is either external (teletherapy) or internal (brachytherapy). Teletherapy refers to radiation therapy given by an external radiation source at a distance from the body. It is the most ...

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Brachytherapy (Internal radiation) delivers high dose radiation directly to the site of the primary. In cases of early cervical cancer, radiation therapy is found to be as effective as surgery ...