SINCE 1828
stereotactic radiosurgery
nounMedical Definition of stereotactic radiosurgery
: a surgical technique involving the use of narrow beams of radiation (as gamma rays) that are precisely targeted by stereotactic methods to destroy tumors or lesions especially of the brain
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