Rui-speed knife treatment within 1 mm of error Tatsu

From National Taiwan University Hospital's "spiral knife" Centers in the United States prior to the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital has recently spent nearly billion, the introduction of the "speed sharp knife" radiation therapy instrument. The hospital stressed that the use of the latest radiotherapy equipment, can significantly shorten treatment time, each time for less than two minutes, with the image-guided, so that the treatment of error of up to 1 mm. 

 Taiwan more than 50-year-old Mr. Lin, a few months ago found a right side of his neck grow prominence, biopsy confirmed to be at the end of tongue cancer with right side of his neck lymphoma transfer, required to undergo chemotherapy and radiation therapy, but conventional radiotherapy easily cause severe dry mouth, etc. side effects, so that deter him. Recently, he accepted the "speed sharp knife" radiation therapy, in the precise image-guided, the treatment of error of only 1 mm, doctors operate, they can try to avoid the spinal cord, salivary glands and other vital organs and reduce postoperative side effects such as dry mouth. 

 Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, director of radiation oncology Ji-Hong Hong pointed out that the hospital has treated eight and a head and neck cancer and prostate cancer patients, the effect has been quite good. In line with image-guided technology, the "sharp knife-speed" can be precisely aimed at cancer, compared with conventional radiotherapy, just one tenth of the dose, we can achieve the same effect, and significantly reduce treatment time, the average treatment time Just two minutes.