Definition of radiosurgery in English:
radiosurgery
noun ˌreɪdɪə(ʊ)ˈsəːdʒ(ə)riˌreɪdioʊˈsərdʒəri
mass nounA form of radiotherapy in which a high dose of radiation is delivered to a very small, precisely selected area.
a non-invasive procedure called stereotactic radiosurgery is the state of the art in radiation therapy, particularly for brain tumours
Example sentencesExamples
- Stereotactic radiosurgery, meanwhile, uses precise beams of radiation to kill both cancerous and non-cancerous tumours in the head.
- Radiosurgery has kept the cancer in check, and she's been remarkably resilient.
- A first-of-its-kind clinical trial has shown encouraging results for the use of stereotactic radiosurgery to treat kidney cancer.
- A New Mexico hospital can now add stereotactic radiosurgery to its growing list of treatment options.
- In radiosurgery, the surgeon doesn't need to cut into the patient at all.
Definition of radiosurgery in US English:
radiosurgery
nounˌrādēōˈsərjərēˌreɪdioʊˈsərdʒəri
A form of radiotherapy in which a high dose of radiation is delivered to a very small, precisely selected area.
a non-invasive procedure called stereotactic radiosurgery is the state of the art in radiation therapy, particularly for brain tumors
Example sentencesExamples
- Stereotactic radiosurgery, meanwhile, uses precise beams of radiation to kill both cancerous and non-cancerous tumours in the head.
- A first-of-its-kind clinical trial has shown encouraging results for the use of stereotactic radiosurgery to treat kidney cancer.
- In radiosurgery, the surgeon doesn't need to cut into the patient at all.
- A New Mexico hospital can now add stereotactic radiosurgery to its growing list of treatment options.
- Radiosurgery has kept the cancer in check, and she's been remarkably resilient.