Healthy tissue was being destroyed as well as cancer cells. BAT lets patients receive radiation exactly where they need it without touching healthy tissue. When rubbed over the lower abdomen, an ultrasound probe collects information and the computer brings those images on to a screen. It tells doctors how much to move the table so that the prostate is lined up where it should be. The process takes two minutes and takes the guesswork out of radiation treatment.
Doctors can, for the first time, take into account the internal movement of organs.
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