The goal is to help surgeons remove as much cancer as possible while safely leaving normal brain tissue intact. (fredhutch.org)
It precisely delivers a high dose of radiation to a very focal area in the brain while avoiding normal brain tissue. (amcny.org)
The team says the results of their proof of principle experiment suggest that such particles loaded with «death genes» might one day be given to brain cancer patients during neurosurgery to selectively kill off any remaining tumor cells without damaging normal brain tissue. (sciencedaily.com)