stereotactic, stereotaxic
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Stereotactic surgery — or stereotaxy is a minimally invasive form of surgical intervention which makes use of a three dimensional coordinates system to locate small targets inside the body and to perform on them some action such as ablation (removal), biopsy, lesion,… … Wikipedia
Stereotactic external-beam radiation therapy — is a type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position the patient and precisely deliver radiation to a tumor. The total dose of radiation is divided into several smaller doses given over several days. Stereotactic… … Wikipedia
Stereotactic radiation therapy — is a type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position the patient and precisely deliver radiation to a tumor. The total dose of radiation is divided into several smaller doses given over several days. Stereotactic… … Wikipedia
Stereotaxic atlas — is a number of records of brain structure of a particular animal accompanied with coordinates used in stereotactic surgery.External links* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=atlas A Stereotaxic Atlas Of The Brain Of The Zebra] * [http … Wikipedia
stereotactic radiosurgery — n a surgical technique involving the use of narrow beams of radiation (as gamma rays) that are precisely targeted by stereotactic methods to destroy tumors or lesions esp. of the brain * * * stereotaxic radiosurgery stereotactic surgery in which… … Medical dictionary
stereotaxic radiation therapy — A type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position the patient and precisely deliver radiation to a tumor. The total dose of radiation is divided into several smaller doses given over several days. Stereotaxic radiation… … English dictionary of cancer terms
stereotaxic — adjective Of or pertaining to stereotaxis. A stereotaxic atlas is a collection of sections of the brain with coordinates for stereotaxic surgery. Syn: stereotactic … Wiktionary
Stereotactic surgery — Surgery in which a system of three dimensional coordinates is used to locate the site to be operated on. Stereotactic surgery is used in neurosurgery (and neurological research) for locating points within the brain. This is usually done by using… … Medical dictionary
stereotactic external-beam radiation therapy — A type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position the patient and precisely deliver radiation to a tumor. The total dose of radiation is divided into several smaller doses given over several days. Stereotactic external… … English dictionary of cancer terms
stereotactic radiation therapy — A type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position the patient and precisely deliver radiation to a tumor. The total dose of radiation is divided into several smaller doses given over several days. Stereotactic radiation … English dictionary of cancer terms
