New high-tech device for cancer treatment debuts in Naples PHOTOS/LINKS

By LIZ FREEMAN Originally published 3:17 p.m., Friday, July 3, 2009 Updated 3:17 p.m., Friday, July 3, 2009 RapidArc radiation system The RapidArc system that provides 360-degree coverage for precise, formulated doses of radiation that targets his tumor while sparing healthy tissue and organs. NAPLES — So far, Richard Yaeger doesn’t mind getting treated for prostate cancer. The 81-year-old comes to a new 18,000-square-foot Prostate Center owned by the group practice, Specialists in Urology, near downtown Naples. He is ushered into a private room where he lies face-up on a table near the massive Trilogy linear accelerator for his radiation. What’s different is the RapidArc system that provides 360-degree coverage for precise, formulated doses of radiation that targets his tumor while sparing healthy tissue and organs. The... [read full story]                    

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