单词 | gamma knife |
释义 | > as lemmasgamma knife gamma knife n. Surgery a device that focuses beams of gamma rays on a precise point within the brain or other part of the body in order to destroy abnormal tissue. ΚΠ 1970 New Scientist 3 Dec. 377/1 Surgery in the depth of the brain with a ‘gamma knife’ to produce lesions can now be considered a practical technique. 1990 Neurosurg. Clin. N. Amer. 1 991 By measuring beam energy, beam accuracy, and dose gradient, it is possible to compare them to the older radiosurgical device, the gamma knife. 2003 S. Greenfield Tomorrow's People (2004) vi. 158 A greater finesse in brain location can be achieved with a ‘Gamma Knife’—a device that uses ionizing radiation to allow neurosurgeons to operate on abnormal areas of the brain without making an incision. < as lemmas |
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