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Therapeutics > Radiotherapy > Radiosurgery
Investigative Techniques > Stereotaxic Techniques > Radiosurgery
Surgical Procedures, Operative > Neurosurgical Procedures > Stereotaxic Techniques > Radiosurgery

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Radiosurgery  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • CyberKnife Radiosurgeries
  • CyberKnife Radiosurgery
  • Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
  • Linear Accelerator Radiosurgeries
  • Radiation, Stereotactic
  • Radiation Therapy, Stereotactic
  • Radiosurgery, CyberKnife
  • Radiosurgery, Linear Accelerator
  • Radiotherapy, Stereotactic Body
  • Stereotactic Body Radiotherapies
  • Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy
  • Stereotactic Radiation
  • Stereotactic Radiations
  • Stereotactic Radiation Therapies
  • Stereotactic Radiation Therapy
  • Stereotactic Radiosurgery
  • Therapy, Stereotactic Radiation

Note

  • do not confuse with COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY using surgery + radiotherapy; coordinate with disease /radiother; gamma knife, CyberKnife & linear accelerator: index RADIOSURGERY /instrum & do not coordinate with GAMMA RAYS or PARTICLE ACCELERATORS unless particularly discussed

Scope note

  • A radiological stereotactic technique developed for cutting or destroying tissue by high doses of radiation in place of surgical incisions. It was originally developed for neurosurgery on structures in the brain and its use gradually spread to radiation surgery on extracranial structures as well. The usual rigid needles or probes of stereotactic surgery are replaced with beams of ionizing radiation directed toward a target so as to achieve local tissue destruction.

History note

  • 92

In other languages

  • sädekirurgia

    Finnish

  • radiokirurgia
  • Strålkirurgi

    Swedish

  • Gammaknivkirurgi
  • LINAC radiokirurgi
  • Radiokirurgi
  • Stereotaktisk radioterapi
  • Stereotaktisk strålkirurgi
  • Strålknivkirurgi

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016634

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