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Tomotherapy: Cutting Edge Radiation Technology at MUSC

Tomotherapy: Cutting Edge Radiation Technology at MUSC

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DATE : Tue, 6 Nov 2007 11:01:01 EST
Entered in Database : 2008-10-06 21:36:01
length : 9644408
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Dr. Anand Sharma, a radiation oncology specialist, defines how the Tomotherapy HI-ART system uses radiation, the overall effect is to protect the normal tissue, by only exposing it to a small dose of radiation, while the tumor receives a larger, potentially more effective dose. Tomotherapy is a relatively new radiation treatment and Hollings Cancer Center is 1 of 2 places that offer it in South Carolina.

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