English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.
stereotactic radiosurgery — n 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 esp. of the brain * * * stereotaxic radiosurgery stereotactic surgery in which… … Medical dictionary
stereotactic radiosurgery — noun : 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 … Useful english dictionary
Stereotactic surgery — or stereotaxy is a minimally invasive form of surgical intervention which makes use of a three dimensional coordinates system to locate small targets inside the body and to perform on them some action such as ablation (removal), biopsy, lesion,… … Wikipedia
Radiosurgery — This article is about the medical procedure. For the album by American rock band New Found Glory, see Radiosurgery (album). Radiosurgery Intervention CLINAC: a model of steerable linear accelerator commonly used in radiosurgery … Wikipedia
radiosurgery — A type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position the patient and precisely give a single large dose of radiation to a tumor. It is used to treat brain tumors and other brain disorders that cannot be treated by regular… … English dictionary of cancer terms
radiosurgery — Radiotherapy with a sharply delimited field, optimistically considered to be equivalent to resecting the irradiated region. * * * ra·dio·sur·gery sərj (ə )rē n, pl ger·ies 1) surgery by means of a radio knife 2) STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY r … Medical dictionary
Novalis radiosurgery — Stereotactic radiosurgery is an accepted modality in the treatment of primaryand metastatic brain tumors, benign brain tumors, and certain other neurological disorders. The Novalis radiosurgery system consists of a linear accelerator, a high… … Wikipedia
stereotaxic radiosurgery — A type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position the patient and precisely give a single large dose of radiation to a tumor. It is used to treat brain tumors and other brain disorders that cannot be treated by regular… … English dictionary of cancer terms
Cyberknife — The CyberKnife is a frameless robotic radiosurgery system used for treating benign tumors, malignant tumors and other medical conditions.[1][2] The system was invented by John R. Adler, a Stanford University Professor of Neurosurgery and… … Wikipedia
Allan J Hamilton — Infobox Person image size = 150px name = Allan J. Hamilton caption = birth date = birth date and age|1950|11|16 birth place = New York, NY death date = death place = occupation = Grey’s Anatomy, Medical Advisor, Neurosurgeon spouse = Jane… … Wikipedia
