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radiosurgery

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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.
stereotactic radiosurgery , stereotaxic radiosurgery stereotactic surgery in which lesions are produced by ionizing radiation.
radiosurgery (rd--sûrj-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.
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