image-guided radiation therapy

Meaning of image-guided radiation therapy: A procedure that uses a computer to create a picture of a tumor to help guide the radiation beam during radiation therapy.

Definition of image-guided radiation therapy

A procedure that uses a computer to create a picture of a tumor to help guide the radiation beam during radiation therapy. The pictures are made using CT, ultrasound, X-ray, or other imaging techniques. Image-guided radiation therapy makes radiation therapy more accurate and causes less damage to healthy tissue. Also called IGRT.