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radiation brachytherapy  listen  (RAY-dee-AY-shun BRAY-kee-THAYR-uh-pee)

  A type of radiation therapy in which radioactive material sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters is placed directly into or near a tumor. Also called brachytherapy, implant radiation therapy, and internal radiation therapy.