1. Plural of brachytherapy; medical treatments in which radioactive material is placed inside or very close to a tumor to destroy cancer cells.
Usage: medical/oncology term; always plural in this form

Examples

• Brachytherapies are commonly used to treat prostate cancer and cervical cancer.
• The oncologist recommended brachytherapies as part of the patient's treatment plan.
• Different types of brachytherapies deliver radiation at varying dose rates.
• Modern brachytherapies use advanced imaging to precisely position radioactive sources.
• The hospital offers several brachytherapies for gynecological malignancies.