Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Radioterapia remota de tasa de dosis alta
High-dose-rate remote radiation therapy (hy-dose-rate ree-MOTE RAY-dee-AY-shun THAYR-uh-pee)
A type of internal radiation treatment in which the radioactive source is removed between treatments. Also called high-dose-rate remote brachytherapy and remote brachytherapy.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.