Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Radioterapia intracavitaria
Intracavitary radiation therapy (IN-truh-KA-vih-tayr-ee RAY-dee-AY-shun THAYR-uh-pee)
A type of internal radiation therapy in which radioactive material sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters is placed directly into a body cavity such as the chest cavity or the vagina.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.