Canada tested non-surgical tumor treatment

Doctors at several hospitals in Canada are testing radiation robots, allowing them to use larger doses of radiation than usual to treat tumors that cannot be operated.

According to a reporter in Ottawa, although known as a "cyberknife" , this technology does not involve tumor removal, but a non-invasive , non-surgical approach that focuses on treating patients at risk. Radiation is much larger than normal.

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The cyberknife system includes a robotic arm capable of moving around the patient's tumor to irradiate concentrated from multiple directions and a camera that helps monitor the movement of the tumor during the respiratory process of the disease. multiply. In addition, because the radiation dose is greater than usual, patients should receive fewer radiation treatments.

Dr. Shawn Malone of the Ottawa Hospital leads a specific example in the case of kidney cancer treatment with "cyberknife" technology, robot arms can move around the tumor continuously, providing extreme doses of radiation High, helps kill tumors while still protecting healthy surrounding tissue.

Because this technology can treat tumors with fewer chemotherapy cycles and fewer side effects, doctors are currently testing this technology for cancer patients with tumors that cannot be surgically or surgically. Difficulty techniques such as brain tumors, spinal tumors, lung tumors and prostate tumors.