«Internal» radiotherapy
Brachytherapy is a method of irradiation which involves placing radioactive sources in contact with or even within a tumour. This treatment is therefore targeted directly at the area which is affected by the cancer. Brachytherapy is particularly useful in the treatment of gynaecological and ENT cancers and cancer of the prostate.
Depending on the positioning of the radioisotopic material in relation to the tumour, one can distinguish two types of brachytherapy: