看不見的手術刀
才寫完 '醫師的水晶球' 一文,了解到三度空間放射治療不如一般想像容易,需要藉助精密的定位儀器。
隨即,就讀到 Varian Medical Systems 這家公司發出的新聞稿:
Brain Tumor Patients in Taiwan Receive Radiosurgery Treatments on World's Most Versatile Linear Accelerator這台稱為 Trilogy™ 的直線加速器,台灣目前好像只有慈濟擁有。
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Neurosurgeons and radiation oncologists at a leading cancer hospital in Taiwan are utilizing the world's most versatile medical linear accelerator to carry out highly precise intra-cranial stereotactic radiosurgery treatments. Patients at the Tzu Chi Buddhist Hospital in Taipei are benefiting from the latest in state-of-the-art radiotherapy treatments delivered using Varian Medical Systems' Trilogy™ accelerator. (more)
我不懂這儀器哪裡與眾不同,只知道三度空間放射治療的第二個工具就是一把看不見的手術刀-放射線,想必這是一把很利的刀子。