high dose-rate brachytherapy

high dose-rate brach·y·ther·a·py

(hī dōs-rāt brak'ē-thār'ă-pē)

Brachytherapy consisting of brief exposure, usually done on an outpatient basis, to a high-dose radiation source.

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