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IGRS Device Used to Control Metastatic Cancer

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RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 25, 2006 -- Doctors at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Massey Cancer Center in Richmond are among the first in the world to use new image-guided radiosurgery (IGRS) technology from Varian Medical Systems to control the spread of metastatic cancer. Theodore Chung, MD, PhD, a radiation oncologist and researcher for Massey and an associate professor at the VCU School of Medicine, used the new technique to offer new hope to a 47-year-old mother of four whose breast cancer was spreading to her brain and liver. The patient was first treated for breast cancer five years ago, and it seemed to be under...Read full article

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    Published: August 2006
    alternatives to radiationBasic ScienceBiophotonicsbrain cancer treatmentIGRSimage-guided radiosurgeryMassey Cancer Centermetastatic cancerNews & FeaturesVarian Medical SystemsVCUVCU School of MedicineVirginia Commonwealth University

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