Brain Cancer
Intraoperative Radiation System Offers New Hope To Pediatric Patients
Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, September 9th, 2001
In March 2001, the Internal Review Board at Children's Memorial approved the use of PeC's Intrabeam System in the treatment of children with malignant brain tumors, and the hospital recently treated its first two pediatric patients. An information sheet, prepared by the hospital to promote the treatment system to the local community, claims that the Intrabeam System may offer new hope to children with tumors once thought untreatable. ...
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