Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The use of ionizing radiation, either from an external source such as an x-ray machine or from an implant, to destroy cancerous or other diseased tissue.
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- noun medicine The use of a directed
beam ofX-rays or otherionizing radiation to destroydiseased tissue
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Examples
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But there is something known as radiosurgery, which you actually use high beams of focused radiation to sort of fry this, if you will, this -- this AVM.
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Halifax offers stereotactic radiosurgery, which is part of Florida Hospital's plans for its new Daytona Beach facility.
Daytona Beach News-Journal Online By ANNE GEGGIS 2010
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Halifax offers stereotactic radiosurgery, which is part of Florida Hospital's plans for its new Daytona Beach facility.
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But the east of England strategic health authority's specialised commissioning group (SCG) has banned NHS patients from its region from being treated with CyberKnife at the Mount Vernon because it is not convinced the robotic radiosurgery system works.
Doctors barred from using new cancer treatment equipment Health Correspondent 2010
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Another new treatment is Gamma Knife radiosurgery, which uses an M. R.I.-like machine to send beams of radiation through the brain while minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissue.
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Another new treatment is Gamma Knife radiosurgery, which uses an M. R.I.-like machine to send beams of radiation through the brain while minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissue.
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She needs radiosurgery to eliminate the tumor from her head.
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Early that summer he underwent strenuous sessions of stereotactic body radiosurgery at Staten Island University Hospital.
American Legacy C. David Heymann 2007
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Early that summer he underwent strenuous sessions of stereotactic body radiosurgery at Staten Island University Hospital.
American Legacy C. David Heymann 2007
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Treatments include open brain surgery, endovascular treatment, and radiosurgery.
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