Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
craniospinal irradiation
Subclass of:
Therapeutic radiology procedure
Definitions related to craniospinal irradiation:
  • A comprehensive radiation treatment of the entire CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • The use of radiation therapy directed at the brain and spinal cord to kill cancer cells.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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