Stereotactic Radiation Therapy (STAIR-ee-o-TAK-tik Ray-dee-AY-shun) at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Stereotactic Radiation Therapy (STAIR-ee-o-TAK-tik Ray-dee-AY-shun)? A radiation therapy procedure that uses special equipment to position the patient and precisely deliver a large radiation dose to a tumor and not to normal tissue. This procedure does not use surgery. It is used to treat brain tumors and other brain disor

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