Definitions for "Radiosurgery"
A radiation therapy technique that delivers radiation directly to the breast tumor while sparing the healthy tissue. Also called radiation surgery and stereotactic external beam irradiation.
A radiation therapy procedure that uses special equipment to position the patient and precisely deliver a large radiation dose to a tumor and not to normal tissue. This procedure does not use surgery. It is used to treat brain tumors and other brain disorders. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer, such as lung cancer. Also called radiation surgery, stereotactic external-beam radiation, stereotactic radiation therapy, stereotactic radiosurgery, and stereotaxic radiosurgery.
A technique based on the principle that a single or fractionated dose of radiation delivered precisely to a small area will arrest or kill the tumor, while minimizing injury to surrounding nerves and brain tissue and/or function