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June 2, 2026
| Id | http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C15696
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C15696
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| Preferred Name | Radiosurgery |
| Definitions |
A surgical procedure to treat cancer cells that use high energy beams.
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| Synonyms |
Radiation Surgery
Radiosurgery
radiosurgery
Ablation, Radiosurgical
radiation surgery
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
All Properties
| label | Radiosurgery
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| prefixIRI | Thesaurus:C15696
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| code | C15696
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| DEFINITION | A surgical procedure to treat cancer cells that use high energy beams.
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| ALT_DEFINITION | A type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position the patient and precisely give a single large dose of radiation to a tumor. It is used to treat brain tumors and other brain disorders that cannot be treated by regular surgery. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer.
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| Is_Value_For_GDC_Property | |
| Legacy Concept Name | Radiation_Surgery
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| Contributing_Source |
CPTAC
CTRP
GDC
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| FULL_SYN |
Radiation Surgery
Radiosurgery
radiosurgery
Ablation, Radiosurgical
radiation surgery
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| NCI_META_CUI | CL031853
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| Maps_To | Ablation, Radiosurgical
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| Preferred_Name | Radiosurgery
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| subClassOf | |
| Display_Name | Radiosurgery
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| Semantic_Type | Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
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