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RADIO-EMBOLISATION [1 record]

Record 1 2022-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiotherapy
  • Cancers and Oncology
CONT

Radioembolization combines radiation therapy with embolization. ... It gives radiation directly to tumours using tiny radioactive beads (called microspheres). Using a catheter, these beads are placed inside the blood vessels that feed a tumour, delivering a high dose of radiation to the tumour and also blocking the supply of blood to the cancer cells.

Key term(s)
  • radioembolisation
  • radio-embolisation
  • radio-embolization

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiothérapie
  • Cancers et oncologie
CONT

La radioembolisation associe la radiothérapie à l'embolisation. [...] On administre la radiation directement dans la tumeur grâce à de minuscules billes radioactives appelées microsphères. À l'aide d’un cathéter, ces billes sont insérées dans les vaisseaux sanguins qui alimentent la tumeur, émettant une forte dose de radiation à la tumeur et bloquant aussi l'apport en sang aux cellules cancéreuses.

Key term(s)
  • radio-embolisation

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Radioterapia
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
DEF

Método terapéutico que se aplica en tumores hepáticos y cuya acción se basa en la introducción de partículas (25-35 micras) cargadas con Ytrio 90 (Y-90).

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