Preferred Label : Electronic Brachytherapy;
NCIt related terms : EBRACHY;
NCIt definition : Brachytherapy that uses miniaturized X-ray sources instead of radionuclides to deliver
high doses of radiation. Advantages include: low radiation to organs at risk, reduced
exposure to clinicians despite less required shielding, no radiation leakage in off-state,
and no radioactive waste generated.;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL1912632;
Origin ID : C192611;
UMLS CUI : C5785325;
Semantic type(s)
- concept_is_in_subset
