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

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