Stereotactic radiosurgery: Preparing and Recovering
By Dr. Jamal Adeyemi, MD · · Oncology
This article from Weyland-Yutani Health System's Oncology service line explains stereotactic radiosurgery in plain language.
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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.
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