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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2001 93(6):421-423; doi:10.1093/jnci/93.6.421
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 93, No. 6, 421-423, March 21, 2001
© 2001 Oxford University Press

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Robotics and More: New Technologies Emerge for Radiotherapy

Nicole Gottlieb

New radiation technologies, some previously seen only in robotics laboratories, military sites, or even science fiction, are now emerging in oncology treatment rooms. They potentially allow physicians to provide radiation therapy that is more targeted, possibly causing less damage to surrounding tissue, enabling use of stronger radiation doses, and necessitating fewer treatments.

Since the 1890s, when it was first concluded that x-rays could be used for therapeutic as well as diagnostic purposes, researchers have continued to seek new methods for radiation therapy. The objective: to get a high dose of radiation to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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