radiosurgery
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- noun
- /ˌreɪdioʊˈsɜrʤəri/
- Specialized
:
radioscirugía
- During stereotactic radiosurgery, high-energy rays are delivered by a machine to one or more tumors.
- gamma-knife radiosurgery
- stereotactic radiosurgery
Then we've we and others have developed techniques to use focus radiation on the brain and that's called radiosurgery.
- Then we've we and others have developed techniques to use focus radiation on the brain and that's called radiosurgery.
Examples
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At Staten Island University Hospital's radiosurgery center, a pencil-thin beam delivers high radiation doses precisely to brain tumors.
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As experience with radiosurgical treatment of all meningiomas is accumulating, we may find that radiosurgery of jugular fossa meningiomas is appropriate.
Academic text (2009) -
Stereotactic radiosurgery with the Leksell Gamma Knife has been used.
Academic text (1996) -
Single-fraction stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) was a primary treatment modality in eight patients.
Academic text (2006) -
Radiosurgical treatment of meningiomas at other sites has gained favor, but there is no reported experience with radiosurgery for jugular fossa meningiomas.
Academic text (2009) -
Kondziolka et al. evaluated the long-term results of 85 patients with meningiomas (90% with a skull base location) who underwent gamma knife radiosurgery from 1987 through 1992.
Academic text (2009) -
Early treatment and baseline mental health are predictors of quality of life following radiosurgery for brain metastasis.
Synonyms
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3.7
Treatment that uses strong rays to kill cancer cells
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3.9
A treatment that uses strong beams of energy to kill cancer cells
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7.7
To expose something to radiation for medical treatment or testing
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Treatment that uses strong rays to destroy cancer cells
To treat disease by exposing the body to radiation, often for cancer
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Etymology
Radiosurgery joins radio-, a root meaning 'ray' or 'radiation' and seen in radiation, with surgery ('operation'). So radiosurgery is like doing an 'operation' with focused rays or beams instead of cutting the body, which is why it can treat tumors or bad tissue without cuts.