Radiation Surgery
| Radiation Surgery | |
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| Term | Radiation Surgery |
| Short definition | Radiation Surgery - (pronounced) (RAY-dee-AY-shun SER-juh-ree) type of external beam radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position the patient and precisely deliver a single large dose of radiation to a tumor. It is used to treat brain tumors and other brain disorders that cannot be treated with normal surgery. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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Radiation Surgery - (pronounced) (RAY-dee-AY-shun SER-juh-ree) type of external beam radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position the patient and precisely deliver a single large dose of radiation to a tumor. It is used to treat brain tumors and other brain disorders that cannot be treated with normal surgery. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Also referred to as radiosurgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, and stereotactic radiosurgery
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Radiation Surgery
- Wikipedia's article - Radiation Surgery
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