A type of internal radiation therapy in which radioactive material sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters is placed directly into a tumor or body tissue.
( IN-ter-STIH-shul RAY-dee-AY-shun THAYR-uh-pee )
Source: NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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