HDR Brachytherapy

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Internal radiation therapy or Brachytherapy is the placement of the radiation source as close as possible to the cancer cells. Instead of using a large radiation machine, the radioactive material, sealed in a thin wire, catheter, or tube (implant), is placed directly into the affected tissue. This method of treatment concentrates the radiation on the cancer cells and lessens radiation damage to some of the normal tissue near the cancer. Before actual treatment delivery, the treatment needs to be planned.