stereotactic radiosurgery

stereotactic radiosurgery
stereotactic radiosurgery n a surgical technique involving the use of narrow beams of radiation (as gamma rays) that are precisely targeted by stereotactic methods to destroy tumors or lesions esp. of the brain

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stereotaxic radiosurgery stereotactic surgery in which lesions are produced by ionizing radiation.

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