Radiosurgery
A radiological stereotactic technique developed for cutting or destroying tissue by high doses of radiation in place of surgical incisions. It was originally developed for neurosurgery on structures in the brain and its use gradually spread to radiation surgery on extracranial structures as well. The usual rigid needles or probes of stereotactic surgery are replaced with beams of ionizing radiation directed toward a target so as to achieve local tissue destruction.
Year introduced: 1992
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Tree Number(s): E02.815.530, E04.525.800.650, E05.873.500
MeSH Unique ID: D016634
Entry Terms:
- Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
- Radiosurgery, Gamma Knife
- Gamma Knife Radiosurgeries
- Radiosurgery, Linear Accelerator
- Linear Accelerator Radiosurgeries
- Linear Accelerator Radiosurgery
- LINAC Radiosurgery
- LINAC Radiosurgeries
- Radiosurgery, LINAC
- Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy
- Radiotherapy, Stereotactic Body
- Stereotactic Body Radiotherapies
- CyberKnife Radiosurgery
- CyberKnife Radiosurgeries
- Radiosurgery, CyberKnife
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
- Radiosurgery, Stereotactic
- Stereotactic Radiosurgeries
- Stereotactic Radiation
- Radiation, Stereotactic
- Stereotactic Radiations
- Stereotactic Radiation Therapy
- Radiation Therapy, Stereotactic
- Stereotactic Radiation Therapies
- Therapy, Stereotactic Radiation
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