radiosurgery
/ˌreɪdɪə(ʊ)ˈsəːdʒ(ə)ri
/noun [mass noun]
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 tumours...
- 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.