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FDA Clears Stereotactic Radiotherapy System for Use in Treating Breast Cancer

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Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—December 22, 2017

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By: Deborah Kotz

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared a new noninvasive stereotactic radiotherapy system intended for use in treating cancer in breast tissue.

“With today’s clearance, patients will have access to a treatment option that provides greater accuracy in delivering radiation therapy to breast tumors while saving surrounding breast tissue,” said Robert Ochs, Ph.D., acting deputy director for radiological…

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