During high dose rate brachytherapy for larynx
cancer, highly radioactive material is delivered into or around a tumor in order
to eradicate or shrink it. This procedure does not require a hospital stay in
between treatments.
Also Known As:
- Throat cancer surgery
- Shrink larynx tumor
- Cancer surgery
- Brachytherapy
- Temporary high dose rate brachytherapy for larynx cancer
- Internal radiotherapy for larynx cancer
- Internal radiation therapy for larynx cancer
- Brachytherapy for head and neck cancer
Conditions Treated with High Dose Rate Brachytherapy for Larynx Cancer:
High dose rate brachytherapy for larynx cancer maybe be performed in cases of larynx cancer and adjunct therapy to laryngectomy.