NPL unveils new equipment to make cancer treatment safer
Friday, November 14, 2008 - 10:56
in Health & Medicine
A new piece of medical technology unveiled at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) today will help improve the success rates of radiotherapy cancer treatments. The new clinical electron linear accelerator (linac) will help ensure patients are treated with accurate doses of radiation.
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