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Updated Results Improved By Positioning Pelvic Cancer Patients On Stomachs For Radiation Treatment

By admin2 | January 29, 2008

MedicalOregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researchers have found that positioning pelvic cancer patients on their stomachs rather than their backs is a better method for delivering radiation therapy. Because patients return for multiple therapies, being able to reproduce the positioning of the patient allowed more precision, which reduces toxicity.”It was a surprising finding,” according to according to Martin Fuss, M.D. [click link for full article]
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