radiosurgical
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- adjective
- /ˌreɪdiəʊˈsɜːrdʒɪkəl/
- Specialized
- Many hospitals are adopting radiosurgical techniques to improve patient outcomes in tumor treatment.
Examples
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical efficacy of the treatment of spinal breast carcinoma metastases with a new single-fraction radiosurgical technique.
Academic text (2006) -
The major potential benefits of radiosurgical ablation of spinal metastases are the relatively short treatment time in an outpatient setting combined with the potentially better local control of the tumor with minimal risk of side effects.
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) -
As experience with radiosurgical treatment of all meningiomas is accumulating, we may find that radiosurgery of jugular fossa meningiomas is appropriate.
Academic text (2009) -
The doctor recommended a radiosurgical procedure to target the tumor without harming surrounding tissue.
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Patients undergoing radiosurgical treatment often experience less pain and quicker recovery than with traditional surgery.
Synonyms
Used in medical treatment with radiation to treat cancer
Surface Forms
Morphology
radiosurgical = surgical (semi-transparent) = radio + surg + ical
The target word is built by adding the combining form radio- to the already transparent adjective surgical.
Etymology
Radiosurgical combines radio- meaning 'ray' or 'radiation' and surgical meaning 'surgery' or 'operation'. So a radiosurgical treatment is like doing an 'operation' with focused rays, which explains its modern sense of using targeted radiation to treat tumors.