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 Radiosurgery, Stereotactic Radiosurgeries, Stereotactic Stereotactic Radiosurgeries Stereotactic Radiosurgery Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Gamma Knife Radiosurgeries Radiosurgeries, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, Gamma Knife Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Body Radiotherapies, Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy, Stereotactic Radiotherapies, Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy, Stereotactic Body Stereotactic Body Radiotherapies CyberKnife Radiosurgery CyberKnife Radiosurgery CyberKnife Radiosurgeries Radiosurgeries, CyberKnife Radiosurgery, CyberKnife Radiosurgery, Linear Accelerator Radiosurgery, Linear Accelerator Linear Accelerator Radiosurgeries Radiosurgeries, Linear Accelerator Linear Accelerator Radiosurgery Radiosurgery, Linac Radiosurgeries, Linac LINAC Radiosurgery Radiosurgeries, LINAC

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