Radiosurgery

"Radiosurgery" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A radiological stereotactic technique developed for cutting or destroying tissue by high doses of radiation in place of surgical incisions. It was originally developed for neurosurgery on structures in the brain and its use gradually spread to radiation surgery on extracranial structures as well. The usual rigid needles or probes of stereotactic surgery are replaced with beams of ionizing radiation directed toward a target so as to achieve local tissue destruction.

Descriptor ID	D016634
MeSH Number(s)	E02.815.530 E04.525.800.650 E05.873.500
Concept/Terms	Radiosurgery Radiosurgery Radiosurgeries Stereotactic Radiation Therapy Radiation Therapy, Stereotactic Stereotactic Radiation Therapies Therapy, Stereotactic Radiation Stereotactic Radiation Radiation, Stereotactic Stereotactic Radiations Radiosurgery, Stereotactic Stereotactic Radiosurgeries Stereotactic Radiosurgery Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Radiosurgery, Gamma Knife Gamma Knife Radiosurgeries Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Radiotherapy, Stereotactic Body Stereotactic Body Radiotherapies Radiosurgery, Linear Accelerator Radiosurgery, Linear Accelerator Linear Accelerator Radiosurgeries LINAC Radiosurgery LINAC Radiosurgeries Radiosurgery, LINAC Linear Accelerator Radiosurgery CyberKnife Radiosurgery CyberKnife Radiosurgery CyberKnife Radiosurgeries Radiosurgery, CyberKnife

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Radiosurgery".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Radiotherapy [E02.815]
Radiosurgery [E02.815.530]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Neurosurgical Procedures [E04.525]
Stereotaxic Techniques [E04.525.800]
Radiosurgery [E04.525.800.650]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Stereotaxic Techniques [E05.873]
Radiosurgery [E05.873.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Radiosurgery".

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Bar chart showing 198 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 15 publications in 2012 and 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1997	2	1	3
1999	5	1	6
2000	1	0	1
2001	2	0	2
2004	2	0	2
2005	2	2	4
2006	3	0	3
2007	3	0	3
2008	5	0	5
2009	6	3	9
2010	9	0	9
2011	5	0	5
2012	13	2	15
2013	7	1	8
2014	10	3	13
2015	7	3	10
2016	13	0	13
2017	7	1	8
2018	11	4	15
2019	7	4	11
2020	13	0	13
2021	3	0	3
2022	10	0	10
2023	11	0	11
2024	9	2	11
2025	3	1	4

Below are the most recent publications written about "Radiosurgery" by people in Profiles.

Musmar B, Adeeb N, Roy JM, Abdalrazeq H, Tjoumakaris SI, Atallah E, Salim HA, Kondziolka D, Sheehan J, Ogilvy CS, Riina H, Kandregula S, Dmytriw AA, El Naamani K, Abdelsalam A, Ironside N, Kumbhare D, Ataoglu C, Essibayi MA, Keles A, Muram S, Sconzo D, Rezai A, Erginoglu U, P?ppe J, Sen RD, Griessenauer CJ, Burkhardt JK, Starke RM, Baskaya MK, Sekhar LN, Levitt MR, Altschul DJ, McAvoy M, Aslan A, Abushehab A, Swaid C, Abla AA, Gooch MR, Rosenwasser RH, Stapleton C, Koch M, Srinivasan VM, Chen PR, Blackburn S, Dannenbaum MJ, Choudhri O, Pukenas B, Orbach D, Smith E, Mosimann PJ, Alaraj A, Aziz-Sultan MA, Patel AB, Cuellar HH, Lawton MT, Morcos J, Guthikonda B, Jabbour P. Comparing stand-alone endovascular embolization versus stereotactic radiosurgery in the treatment of arteriovenous malformations with Spetzler-Martin grades I-III: a propensity score matched study. J Neurointerv Surg. 2025 Nov 18; 17(12):1382-1390.

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Tos SM, Osama M, Mantziaris G, Hajikarimloo B, Adeeb N, Kandregula S, Dmytriw AA, Salim HA, Musmar B, Naamani KE, Ogilvy C, Kondziolka D, Abdelsalam A, Kumbhare D, Gummadi S, Ataoglu C, Erginoglu U, Essibayi MA, Keles A, Muram S, Sconzo D, Riina H, Rezai A, P?ppe J, Sen RD, Alwakaa O, Griessenauer CJ, Jabbour P, Tjoumakaris SI, Burkhardt JK, Starke RM, Baskaya M, Sekhar LN, Levitt MR, Altschul DJ, Haranhalli N, McAvoy M, Aslan A, Abushehab A, Swaid C, Abla A, Stapleton C, Koch M, Srinivasan VM, Chen PR, Blackburn S, Dannenbaum MJ, Choudhri O, Pukenas B, Orbach D, Smith E, M?hlenbruch M, Alaraj A, Aziz-Sultan A, Patel AB, Cuellar HH, Lawton M, Morcos J, Guthikonda B, Sheehan J. Spetzler-Martin grade I and II cerebral arteriovenous malformations: a propensity-score matched analysis of resection and stereotactic radiosurgery in adult patients. Neurosurg Rev. 2025 Feb 28; 48(1):276.

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Musmar B, Adeeb N, Abdalrazeq H, Salim HA, Roy JM, Aslan A, Tjoumakaris SI, Ogilvy CS, Baskaya MK, Kondziolka D, Sheehan J, Riina H, Kandregula S, Dmytriw AA, Abushehab A, El Naamani K, Abdelsalam A, Ironside N, Kumbhare D, Gummadi S, Ataoglu C, Essibayi MA, Keles A, Muram S, Sconzo D, Rezai A, Alwakaa O, Tos SM, Mantziaris G, Park MS, Hanalioglu S, Erginoglu U, P?ppe J, Sen RD, Griessenauer CJ, Burkhardt JK, Starke RM, Sekhar LN, Levitt MR, Altschul DJ, Haranhalli N, McAvoy M, Zeineddine HA, Abla AA, Atallah E, Gooch MR, Rosenwasser RH, Stapleton C, Koch M, Srinivasan VM, Chen PR, Blackburn S, Bulsara K, Kim LJ, Choudhri O, Pukenas B, Smith E, Mosimann PJ, Alaraj A, Aziz-Sultan MA, Patel AB, Savardekar A, Notarianni C, Cuellar HH, Lawton M, Guthikonda B, Morcos J, Jabbour P. Comparative outcomes of arteriovenous malformations treatment in eloquent versus non-eloquent brain: A multicenter study with propensity-score weighting. Int J Stroke. 2025 08; 20(7):852-863.

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Shoshan Y, Gomori MJ, Moss L, Bari SE, Edery N, Den RB, Arazi L, Popovtzer A, Feldman J, Moscovici S. Stereotactic implantation of diffusing alpha-emitters radiation therapy sources in the swine brain: a potential new focal therapy for brain tumors. J Neurooncol. 2025 Apr; 172(2):387-396.

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Cappelli L, Khan MM, Shields CL, Lally SE, Sharif M, Liu H, Chen Y, Park J, Zhan T, Shi W. Favorable Outcomes of Patients With High-Risk Uveal Melanoma Treated With a Novel Linear Accelerator-Based Frameless Fractionated Stereotactic Radiosurgery. Am J Ophthalmol. 2025 Mar; 271:417-423.

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Tos SM, Hajikarimloo B, Osama M, Mantziaris G, Adeeb N, Kandregula S, Salim HA, Musmar B, Ogilvy C, Kondziolka D, Dmytriw AA, El Naamani K, Abdelsalam A, Kumbhare D, Gummadi S, Ataoglu C, Essibayi MA, Erginoglu U, Keles A, Muram S, Sconzo D, Riina H, Rezai A, P?ppe J, Sen RD, Alwakaa O, Griessenauer CJ, Jabbour P, Tjoumakaris SI, Burkhardt JK, Starke RM, Baskaya MK, Sekhar LN, Levitt MR, Altschul DJ, Haranhalli N, McAvoy M, Abushehab A, Aslan A, Swaid C, Abla A, Stapleton C, Koch M, Srinivasan VM, Chen PR, Blackburn S, Cochran J, Choudhri O, Pukenas B, Orbach D, Smith E, M?hlenbruch M, Alaraj A, Aziz-Sultan A, Dlouhy K, El Ahmadieh T, Patel AB, Savardekar A, Cuellar HH, Lawton M, Guthikonda B, Morcos J, Sheehan J. A comparative analysis of microsurgical resection versus stereotactic radiosurgery for Spetzler-Martin grade III arteriovenous malformations: A multicenter propensity score matched study. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2025 02; 249:108669.

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Hafazalla K, Lan M, Piper K, Carey P, Khanna O, Shi W, Evans JJ, Andrews D, Judy K, Farrell CJ. Improvement in cranial neuropathies following stereotactic radiotherapy as primary treatment for skull base meningiomas. Br J Neurosurg. 2026 Feb; 40(1):127-131.

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Lawrence YR, Miszczyk M, Dawson LA, Diaz Pardo DA, Aguiar A, Limon D, Pfeffer RM, Buckstein M, Barry AS, Meron T, Dicker AP, Wydmanski J, Zimmermann C, Margalit O, Hausner D, Morag O, Golan T, Jacobson G, Dubinski S, Stanescu T, Fluss R, Freedman LS, Ben-Ayun M, Symon Z. Celiac plexus radiosurgery for pain management in advanced cancer: a multicentre, single-arm, phase 2 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2024 08; 25(8):1070-1079.

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Poiset SJ, Shah S, Cappelli L, Ann? P, Mooney KE, Werner-Wasik M, Laufer TS, Posey JA, Lin D, Basu Mallick A, Lavu H, Bashir B, Yeo CJ, Mueller AC. Early outcomes of MR-guided SBRT for patients with recurrent pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Radiat Oncol. 2024 May 29; 19(1):65.

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Poiset SJ, Song A, In Yoon H, Huang J, Jain S, Palmer JD, Matsui JK, Cappelli L, Mazza JM, Ali AS, Evans JJ, Farrell CJ, Kearns KN, Sheehan JP, Shi W. Long-Term Outcomes of Surgery and Radiation Treatment for Adult Patients with Craniopharyngioma. World Neurosurg. 2024 07; 187:e852-e859.

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