Irradiation Intracavitary

Intracavitary irradiation is a method of radiation therapy in which a radiation source is introduced into the patient’s body cavity. This method is used to treat various diseases such as lung, breast, prostate and other organ cancers.

Internal irradiation (impetrant) is the use of a source of ionizing radiation placed inside the irradiated object (usually a solid or fluid medium). The type of radiation is determined by the source of ionizing particles, for example, gamma radiation, beta radiation. It is carried out in the same way as external: the source is a betatron (a source of light particles), cobalt-60, ampoules with other isotopes. Used in technology (measurement of structure; obtaining x-rays); medicine (radiodiagnostics, radiotherapy, brachytherapy); industry (chemical processes, plasma phenomena, purification of substances, etc.). *Intracavitary radiation therapy* is a therapeutic method of treatment used relatively rarely, but as an auxiliary method, sometimes it is the only necessary method, so intracavitary radiation therapy can play an important role. The method is based on the use of a radioactive substance immersed in any cavity and emitting using various electronic devices. At the same time, the possibility of radiation intoxication of the body is reduced to a minimum, allowing the equipment to be used for a large number of affected tissues at a therapeutic dose of exposure.