New Technology Helps Treat Lung Cancer, Pulmonary Diseases
January 28th, 2009
The outlook on the battles against lung cancer and other pulmonary diseases is brighter thanks to groundbreaking technology, now available at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, medical officials say.
Although pulmonary brachytherapy — a noninvasive technique sending high doses of radiation to cancerous tumors — is offered in a few medical facilities across the country, UTHSCT is one of only two facilities in the world to directly attack tiny cancerous tumors on the edges of the lungs using a combination of advanced technologies. The other facility is in Heidelberg, Germany, officials said.