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Dr. Rosenzweig: "Daily Checkup: SBRT is an Excellent Option for Treating Lung Cancer and Liver Cancers"

  • New York Daily News
  • (August 17, 2014)

For a subset of lung and liver cancer patients, doctors are offering a concentrated, high-dose form of radiation that can be delivered very quickly — even during lunch break. “Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT for short) is a specialized way of delivering very precise doses of radiation therapy to a very small area of the body,” says Rosenzweig. “Because we’re treating an area that’s very small, we’re able to use a much higher dose, which is a more effective way of treating cancer-and more convenient for the patient. Read more

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