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stereotaxic radiosurgery

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-008309

A type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position the patient and precisely give a single large dose of radiation to a tumor. It is used to treat brain tumors and other brain disorders that cannot be treated by regular surgery. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Also called radiation surgery, radiosurgery, and stereotactic radiosurgery.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-008309
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsradiation surgery; radiosurgery; stereotactic radiosurgery
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008309",
  "term": "stereotaxic radiosurgery",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position the patient and precisely give a single large dose of radiation to a tumor. It is used to treat brain tumors and other brain disorders that cannot be treated by regular surgery. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Also called radiation surgery, radiosurgery, and stereotactic radiosurgery.",
  "synonyms": [
    "radiation surgery",
    "radiosurgery",
    "stereotactic radiosurgery"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/stereotaxic-radiosurgery/"
}

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