Stereotactic radiosurgery

Type Neurosurgery

Stereotactic radiosurgery

Definition

A non-surgical procedure that was developed to deliver one or several maximum dose targeted radiation treatments for cancers in the brain or spine.

Also known as SRS, Stereotactic External Beam Irradiation, stereotactic external-beam radiation therapy, Stereotactic Radiation Therapy, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Stereotactic Radiotherapy, stereotaxic radiation therapy, stereotaxic radiosurgery — per NCIT