8-525.1x:
Radiotherapy: Other brachytherapy with sealed radionuclides: Interstitial brachytherapy with volume implantation of removable radioactive seeds in multiple planes: Other
You were treated with radiation inside your body.
Treatment with radiation is also called radiotherapy. Your radiotherapy involved the use of special radioactive substances. When these radioactive materials break down, they produce radiation. This is why these substances are also referred to as radiation sources. Your radiotherapy involved the radiation sources being placed very close to the areas needing to be treated. The rays only work in the immediate vicinity of the radiation sources and are intended to destroy diseased tissue there. This is to protect the surrounding tissue as much as possible. By using radiation at close range, the rays can have a particularly targeted effect on the diseased tissue.
You had radiation sources inserted directly into diseased tissue. A small surgical procedure is generally required to do this. The radiation sources can be removed again after your radiotherapy.
Additional indicator
If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Source
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