Radiosurgery Holds Promise for Cancer Patients

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Radiosurgery Holds Promise for Cancer Patients

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In the past, when diagnosed with brain cancer, a patient had to undergo weeks of radiation treatments that often produced unpleasant side effects and required lying as still as possible for up to an hour or more during each treatment session.

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