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American Institute of Physics
Lung tumors eradicated with super-intense radiation delivered by a robotic arm
August 18th, 2006
Super-intense radiation delivered by a robotic arm eradicated lung tumors in some human patients just 3-4 months after treatment, medical physicist Cihat Ozhasoglu, PhD of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center reported at the 48th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine in Orlando. Although it is too early to determine the technique's long-term effectiveness, Ozhasoglu and his colleagues find promise in this new approach to treat lung cancer and other tumors that move during breathing. At the University of Pittsburgh, Ozhasoglu and approximately 30 colleagues form one of the largest U.S. teams devoted to the...
Source: Biotech Law Weekly (2006-08-18)
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