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Victorian hospital unveils $8m gamma knife – The Islander
Victorian patients with brain tumours and cranial disorders will have a greater chance of survival and improved quality of life after the state rolled out its……
Victorian patients with brain tumours and cranial disorders will have a greater chance of survival and improved quality of life after the state rolled out its first gamma knife.
The $8 million machine, unveiled at Melbourne’s Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation on Tuesday, uses gamma rays to deliver a precise dose of radiation in the brain.
This allows it to kill cancer cells and shrink tumours while avoiding damage to healthy brain tissue.
The first patients could be treated with the gamma knife…
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