radiosurgery

noun

ra·​dio·​sur·​gery ˌrā-dē-ō-ˈsərj-rē 

-ˈsər-jə-rē

: surgery using precisely targeted radiation to destroy tissue without cutting

Examples of radiosurgery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At issue is a study that was begun in 1998 to determine whether a single treatment of stereotactic radiosurgery, also known as targeted irradiation, would prolong life for outpatients with metastasizing brain tumors. —Ed Silverman, STAT, 16 Oct. 2021

Patients who are too old or unhealthy for surgery and for whom medications have failed have less invasive options, such as radiosurgery, a form of focused radiation. —Katrina Firlik, Discover Magazine, 7 Apr. 2014

Research Medical is not the only local institution that offers stereotactic radiosurgery, though. —Andy Marso, kansascity.com, 23 June 2017

The University of Kansas Health System performs advanced radiosurgery with a device called the Novalis Tx, and the Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at Menorah Medical Center uses a device called CyberKnife. —Andy Marso, kansascity.com, 23 June 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

radiosurgery

noun

ra·​dio·​sur·​gery -ˈsərj-(ə-)rē 

plural radiosurgeries

1

: surgery by means of a radio knife

2

: stereotactic radiosurgery

radiosurgical

-ˈsər-ji-kəl 

adjective