Is Stereotactic radiosurgery Right for You?
By Dr. Kai Anderson, MD · · Oncology
Patients often ask us about stereotactic radiosurgery. Here is what our Oncology clinicians want you to know.
About this topic
Topic: stereotactic radiosurgery. A procedure that delivers a single, highly concentrated dose of ionizing radiation from an external source to a small, precise target using 3-D computerized imaging to focus beams. There is no incision, but this technique distorts and destroys the DNA of tumor cells in a highly directed fashion.
This article is for general information and does not replace advice from your clinician.