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Descriptor English:
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Radiosurgery
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Radiocirugia
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Radiocirurgia
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Synonyms English:
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Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
Linear Accelerator Radiosurgery
Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
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Tree Number:
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E02.815.530
E04.525.800.650
E05.873.500
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Definition English:
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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. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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a specific type of surgery; do not confuse with COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY using surgery + radiotherapy; coordinate IM with disease /surg (IM), not /radiother; gamma knife, CyberKnife & linear accelerator: index under RADIOSURGERY /instrum & do not coordinate with GAMMA RAYS or PARTICLE ACCELERATORS unless particularly discussed
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See Related English:
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Radiotherapy, Conformal
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History Note English:
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92
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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29853
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Unique Identifier:
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D016634
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