A radiological stereotactic technique developed for cutting or destroying tissue by high doses of radiation in place of surgical incisions. It was originally developed for neurosurgery on structures in the brain and its use gradually spread to radiation surgery on extracranial structures as well. The usual rigid needles or probes of stereotactic surgery are replaced with beams of ionizing radiation directed toward a target so as to achieve local tissue destruction.

Descriptor ID	D016634
MeSH Number(s)	E02.815.530 E04.525.800.650 E05.873.500
Concept/Terms	Radiosurgery Radiosurgery Radiosurgeries Stereotactic Radiation Therapy Radiation Therapy, Stereotactic Stereotactic Radiation Therapies Therapy, Stereotactic Radiation Stereotactic Radiation Radiation, Stereotactic Stereotactic Radiations Radiosurgery, Stereotactic Stereotactic Radiosurgeries Stereotactic Radiosurgery Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Radiosurgery, Gamma Knife Gamma Knife Radiosurgeries Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Radiotherapy, Stereotactic Body Stereotactic Body Radiotherapies Radiosurgery, Linear Accelerator Radiosurgery, Linear Accelerator Linear Accelerator Radiosurgeries LINAC Radiosurgery LINAC Radiosurgeries Radiosurgery, LINAC Linear Accelerator Radiosurgery CyberKnife Radiosurgery CyberKnife Radiosurgery CyberKnife Radiosurgeries Radiosurgery, CyberKnife

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