radiosurgery /ra·dio·sur·gery/ (-ser´jer-e) surgery in which tissue destruction is performed by means of ionizing radiation rather than by surgical incision.
radiosurgery [ra″de-o-ser´jer-e]
radiosurgery
stereotactic radiosurgery , stereotaxic radiosurgery stereotactic surgery in which lesions are produced by ionizing radiation.
radiosurgery (r  d - -sûr j -r)n. The use of ionizing radiation, either from an external source (such as an X-ray machine) or an implant, to destroy cancerous or diseased tissue. |
radiosurgery [ra″de-o-ser´jer-e]
surgery in which tissue destruction is performed by means of ionizing radiation rather than surgical incision; the radiation may originate from an implant of radioactive material or may be delivered from an external source.
stereotaxic radiosurgery stereotaxic surgery in which lesions are produced by ionizing radiation.
radiosurgery
1 Radiation surgery, see there 2 Stereotactic radiosurgery, see there
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