AMA CPT® Assistant - 1991 Issue 4 (April)

Special Procedures of Radiation Therapy (Winter 1991)

Winter 1991 pages 21-24 Special Procedures of Radiation Therapy In the Fall edition of the CPT Assistant, we presented a case study which discussed many of the codes in the radiation therapy section of CPT. The purpose of this article is to discuss the remaining codes in that section, namely those related to hyperthermia and brachytherapy. A glossary is provided to assist you in understanding this complex therapy. The reader is also directed to the definitions found on pages 414, 415 of CPT 1992 that also relate to these forms of radiation therapy. Glossary Applicator - a mechanical contrivance...

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