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Stakeholders canvass improved brachytherapy treatment to check cancer
4 years agoA linear accelerator, or LINAC, is a machine that is commonly used to deliver external beam radiation treatments to cancer patients. ... In this way, the LINAC can target and destroy cancerous cells in a precise area of a patient's body with minimal exposure to the surrounding healthy tissue. PHOTO CREDIT: TANIT MEDICAL ENGINEERING
Healthcare stakeholders have advocated improved brachytherapy treatment in Nigeria, noting its potency in checking cancer.
